Detectives from the North Brisbane Criminal Investigation Branch investigating allegations of fraud, forgery and falsifying records at a Chermside medical facility have charged a man.
It will be alleged between March and November last year the 50-year-old Carindale man accessed the records of four patients to obtain their name, address and health care information to write prescriptions for himself.
The man is then alleged to have filled the prescriptions on 17 separate occasions.
He has been charged with 17 counts of fraud, 17 counts of uttering, 16 counts of obtaining or detailing with identification, 16 counts of forgery and six counts of falsification of records.
The man is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 20.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer
Category: Queensland Police News Updates – South Brisbane
Fatal traffic incident, Annerley
A 17-year-old boy has died following a traffic incident in Annerley yesterday evening.
Preliminary information indicates the boy was moving between cars travelling along Ipswich Road when he was struck by a passing vehicle around 9.50pm.
He sustained critical injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, a 52-year-old man, was not seriously infured.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Quote this reference number: QP1900112056
Update 4 – Bus assaults, North Brisbane
The man charged following investigations into two alleged assaults on Brisbane buses in December last year has been arrested in relation to two additional assaults.
It will be alleged a 16-year-old was assaulted in an unprovoked incident at Ashgrove and a 65-year-old woman attacked in a separate incident at Red Hill.
A 39-year-old Aspley man has been charged with one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and serious assault.
He is due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Investigators continue to appeal for anyone who may have been a victim of random or unprovoked assaults in Brisbane by a man and who has not already spoken to police, to please contact them.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling
First patrol for newest mounted police officer
Anywhere, anytime, any police officer
There’s a bit of a difference to Senior Constable Paul Ovreseth’s step this shift. It’s a four-beat step. On a horse.
Sergeant Teala Muller and Senior Constable Ovreseth took to patrolling Forest Lake (Oxley Division) today in order for the newest Mounted Police officer to ‘learn the ropes’. The logistics of carrying everything you need to do the job from the back of a horse proved a challenge for Senior Constable Ovreseth who is used to working from a vehicle and completing paperwork at a desk.
RBT, licence and registration checks
“Members of the community enjoyed seeing the horses and interacting with us,” he said. “They approached us and were genuinely interested in who we are and what our role is. I’m not used to this side of policing but it’s great.”
Following some random breath tests, street checks and community engagement. the horses made their way over to Forest Lake Shopping Centre, checking vehicles were secure and providing
PSPA declared, Kallangur
Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety and Preservation Act in Kallangur.
The PSPA was declared shortly after midday after the execution of a search warrant at a residence uncovered what are believed to be explosive material.
The scene is still being rendered safe, as the nature of the potentially volatile substances located are continuing to be assessed by the Explosives Ordinance Response Team.
A section of Coppin Street West and Gardner Street West are closed bordering the intersections of Archer and Cliff streets.
Investigations are continuing.
There is no further information available at this stage.
A man is currently assisting police with their enquiries.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Appeal for witnesses, Inala traffic crash
Inala police investigating a crash at Inala yesterday afternoon which significantly damaged twovehicles and left the occupants injured are appealing for public assistance.
Around 2.30pm on Friday, January 11 two vehicles were travelling west along Inala Avenue, between Thrush Street and Corsair Avenue, when they collided.
One of the vehicles hit a curb before colliding with the other vehicle in the right lane. Both vehicles travelled into the centre median strip, striking two trees before they were both forced back onto the road way, where one of the vehicles came to a stop and the other vehicle spun around resting on its side.
The two occupants of one of the vehicles– an 18-year-old woman and the 19-year-old male driver- both from Collingwood Park sustained minor injuries.
The driver and sole occupant of the other vehicle, an 18-year-old man from Heathwood, also sustained minor injuries.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the crash,
A sliding doors moment, Operation Wake Up
I was working a 9am to 5pm shift and my partner and I were out collecting CCTV vision when there was a call on the radio asking a crew to attend a traffic crash on Logan Road. A regular call on what would turn out to be a not so regular day.
This is my sliding doors moment.
The time was 1.40pm and we knew the next crew didn’t start until 2pm, and my partner and I had already discussed that we would cover any jobs during the changeover so we got on the radio and proceeded to the crash.
We had only just started driving when the job got upgraded from code 3 (driving at the speed limit) to code 2 (using lights and sirens) because the rider of the motorbike was injured and lying on the roadway, unable to move.. never a good sign.
I heard the afternoon crew call sign
Exercise caution when buying online
In the last few days South Brisbane police have had responded to incidents where unsuspecting sellers have become victims of robberies.
Sellers typically advertise an item for sale on online classified sites and then correspond in relation to the sale and purchase of these advertised items with the buyer.
During these conversations arrangements are made to view the items and negotiate purchase at an agreed location. Recently when sellers have met with the potential buyer the seller has become a victim of robbery.
These offenders have targeted electronic items such as laptops and smart phones and will attempt to dictate time and place of exchange.
They normally work in groups and will try to isolate the seller and are prepared to use physical force to illegally obtain the property from you. The profile pictures on the classified sites are most often not the persons who commit the offence and a story to dispel concern
Police charge man over romance scam
Police are issuing an urgent warning to the public following an investigation which has uncovered a disturbing development in romance and online scams.
Last night, the Queensland Police Service’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group charged a 32-year-old Durack man following an investigation sparked after a victim contacted police.
Operation Swift commenced following information received from a 34-year-old Brisbane woman who believed she had been dating an offender who had claimed to be a United States soldier.
It is alleged the victim befriended a man she believed to be a U.S Solider on a social media platform in October 2018. Over the course of the following months the victim was groomed into believing the stories provided by the criminal and formed an online romantic relationship.
The victim sent over $200,000 to the “U.S Soldier” via a series of transfers through a money transfer service.
“While this is becoming far too frequent, it is what came next
Geronimo, CJ scrub up for a night’s patrol
Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go!
Troop horses Geronimo and CJ have been enjoying their day in the paddock in preparation for their shift tonight. They will be patrolling Sunnybank this evening, namely Sunnybank Plaza and surrounds.
The boys have been washed, brushed and hooves prepped. They both have their stepping out rugs on ready to be floated to their destination. Don’t they look stylish!
Be sure to say hello if you see them. They love pats and chats with the community.