Category: Queensland Police News Updates – South Brisbane

Police are warning residents that grinches are out and about.
One resident heard someone leaving through her front door on Sunday afternoon, December 23.
Instead of finding Santa delivering presents, she found four offender/s running off with her Christmas presents from under the tree.
Thankfully the four grinches dropped all the presents and our resident has them back safely under the tree.
Grinches are taking advantage of the heat and are finding a number of houses with open and unlocked doors and windows.
Don’t make it easy for them! Police are reminding residents to be vigilant.

Key lock security doors and remove the keys from the locks. Please make sure you always have adequate air flow;
Lock all doors and windows when you leave;
If you are going away have a neighbour collect your mail and put your bin out;
Report any suspicious activity to police.

All grinches have been warned!
There will be no milk and cookies served at the Watchhouse

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Please don’t forget that schools, community halls and sports clubs are not in use over the festive season. If you live close by, keep an eye out for any unusual behaviour or activity.
Police have responded to several incidents of stealing and wilful damage to some of our schools within South Brisbane.
Please help us keep the grinches out of the school grounds and other vacant building during this holiday season.
If you see anything out of the ordinary please contact Policelink on 13 14 44 or School Watch on 13 17 88.
The School Watch Hotline is 13 17 88 and the service is operated 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
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

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There have been reports of a man described as having a big beard, dressed in red, smelling of cookies and randomly yelling Merry Christmas! at Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza Shopping Centre today.
Cannon Hill Police would like to say Merry Christmas to all. Please stay safe and keep your families safe.
We will be out all over the holidays trying to ensure you all have a great Christmas but you need to help us out a bit.
To ensure you stay on the ‘nice’ list just in time for Santa, please make sure you don’t do the following!

Don’t drink and drive.
Don’t speed.
Wear your seat belts.
Don’t get distracted whilst driving – this means put your phone down!
Don’t drive tired. Even with 24 hour shopping. Your family would much rather you present than a present!

Merry Christmas South Brisbane!
From Cannon Hill Police and Santa.

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You might have heard of Ugly Christmas Sweater Day – it’s a day when people from across the world don their worst sweater, and let us tell you, we’ve seen some shockers in our time!
Today, officers from South Bank Station took a uniquely Queensland approach to the day and instead donned an Ugly Xmas Rashie.
The Ugly Xmas Rashie is just that, an ugly xmas rashie, and it’s aimed at creating awareness and behaviour change towards spending time outdoors during the summer months.
You can read all about the Ugly Xmas Rashie here, including where to get one yourself.
Police from South Bank are proud to be wearing their Ugly Xmas Rashie’s today, and every day!

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Four teenage boys have been charged with a number of serious offences following investigations into robberies at Runcorn, Yeronga and Salisbury this week.
It will be alleged around 10.13pm on December 18, a man was at a service station on Fairfield Road, Yeronga when he was confronted by a group of boys who demanded his car keys.
A physical altercation then occurred when one of the group allegedly produced a knife and used it to cut the man on the neck.
Members of the public stepped in and the group fled on foot.
A short time later a man was reversing a red Toyota Yaris out of a driveway in Paragon Street when a group of boys allegedly surrounded the vehicle.
The group forced the man out of the driver’s seat before allegedly assaulting him and stealing the vehicle.
Around 12.30am on December 20, a man was confronted by a group of boys outside an address

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South Brisbane detectives are investigating the overnight break-in and theft of alcohol from a Yeronga bottle shop.
Around 2.10am on December 20 a stolen green Hyundai sedan carrying four males pulled up in front of the Fairfield Road business.
Three males exited the vehicle and smashed their way through the glass front doors using a large retaining wall block.
Once inside they stole a large quantity of alcohol before fleeing in the stolen vehicle.
This vehicle was sighted travelling south on Fairfield Road by police soon after and a pursuit commenced.
Police pursued the vehicle through Annerley and onto Logan before terminating the pursuit due to the dangerous driving of the vehicle and the danger this presented to other road users.
Police have released two CCTV still images of the vehicle taken from a neighbouring business.
Anyone who sights the vehicle – a green 1999 Hyundai Excel with Queensland registration 944-WLX, is asked not to approach it

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Police investigating a traffic crash in which three pedestrians were injured at Woolloongabba last night are awaiting the results of blood tests taken from the driver.
Around 9.45pm a vehicle travelling along Stanley Street, near the intersection with Allen Street, lost control and mounted the footpath, striking three pedestrians, before crashing into the front of a shop.
The pedestrians- a 23-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman from South Brisbane and a 28-year-old man from Bayview Heights – were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, a 35-year-old man from Woolloongabba also sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
Investigators from the Forensic Crash Unit are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with dashcam vision of the incident to contact police.
Investigators would also like to hear from anyone, or view any footage, of the vehicle, a 1992 maroon Nissan Skyline sedan, driving in the area prior to the crash.
If you have information for police,

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Detectives are investigating an armed robbery in Runcorn overnight.
Around 12.30am a man was confronted by a group of men outside a Plum Street address who demanded the keys to his blue BMW 320D convertible.
The man was threatened with a knife and firearm before his vehicle was stolen.
He did not require medical treatment.
The men are described as African and being aged in their mid 20s.
The stolen vehicle is described as a blue BMW 320D hard top convertible with Queensland registration 248-XYX.
Investigations are continuing.
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: QP1802382195

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It was wonderful to have Abbie Grace (5), Sophie (4) and their mother Casey from Tarragindi come to our station to deliver their handwritten Christmas cards.
Abbie Grace was excited that there were no ‘baddies’ in the station so that they could have a tour and snap a photo with the Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Leonie Scott and Constable Hooper.
The cards are now proudly displayed in our station. Police thanked Abbie Grace for her very neat handwriting and Sophie for her drawing of what appears to be a Christmas spider.
We have a beautiful community in Holland Park Division and we wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas. Feel free to give our Officers a wave if you see them working on Christmas Day.

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Detectives are investigating following an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery in Yeronga overnight.
Around 10.13pm a man was at a service station in Fairfield Road when he was confronted by a group of men who demanded his car keys.
A physical altercation then occurred when one of the group produced a knife and used it to cut the man on the neck.
Members of the public stepped in and the group fled on foot.
The victim sustained a superficial laceration to the neck.
A short time later a man was reversing a red Toyota Yaris out of a driveway in Paragon Street when a group of men surrounded the vehicle.
The group then forced the man out of the driver’s seat before punching him in the head and stealing the vehicle.
The stolen vehicle is described as a red 2006 Toyota Yaris with Queensland registration 180-WVP.
The men are described as African and being aged in

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