Category: Queensland Police News Updates – South Brisbane

A 30-year-old Upper Coomera man was critically injured in a two vehicle crash at MacGregor this morning.
Preliminary information indicates that shortly before 2am both vehicles were travelling southbound on the Pacific Motorway when one of the cars crashed into the rear of the other vehicle.
The 30-year-old driver of the front vehicle was trapped for a period of time before being removed and transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.
Police will allege the male driver of the other vehicle fled the scene on foot and was located by police in nearby Bleasby Road at around 2.15am.
The 35-year-old from Oxenford was transported to hospital for assessment.
Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit are continuing with officers appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dash cam vision to contact police (details below).
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per

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In the last seven days, there have been a number of break-ins and vehicle stealing in Sunnybank, Coopers Plains, Eight Mile Plains, Macgregor and neighbouring suburbs.
Offender/s have forcibly opened the doors, windows and garage doors to gain entry to a dwelling. Some occurred while residents were asleep at night, some occurred while residents were out during the day.
Vehicle registration plates were also stolen from parked vehicles in a street, driveway or carpark areas.
Police urge people to review their home and vehicle security. Simple home security measures like:

Lock your doors using keys (do not leave you keys on your lock);
Make sure your garage door is fully closed before and leaving the garage;
Enable your security alarms if you have already installed them;
Check your windows and fly screen if they are secured. Make sure they cannot be easily removed from its frame;
Do not leave your valuables or keys in a plain sight;
Get to

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Detectives have charged a man over the alleged theft of a car in Oxley and the burglary of an 85-year-old woman’s home in Kenmore this week.
It will be alleged a 35-year-old Raceview man stole a black Nissan Patrol from a hotel on Oxley Road, Oxley at around 6:30pm on Wednesday.
It will be further alleged that the man parked the stolen 4WD in front of a house on Lochiel Street at Kenmore yesterday afternoon and followed the resident, an 85-year-old woman, into her property when she arrived home around 2pm.
Once in the garage, it will be alleged the man attempted to open the internal door to the house as the woman was closing it.
After a struggle with the door, the woman managed to close and lock it. She then heard the man yelling violently and attempting to gain entry through the door.
She observed the man flee across her front yard before

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Several ‘sneak’ breaks occurred in Rochedale in the last two days while residents were at home asleep. Offender/s are targeting cash, designer handbags, wallets, jewelries, car keys and vehicles.
Offender/s have entered the dwellings through unlocked doors and jimmied open security door.
If you have any CCTV cameras or dash cam, please review your footage between 11pm on the December 4 and 10:30am on the December 5.
If you have any clear footage or information that you believe that can assist police with their investigation, please contact Policelink.
Police urge residents to be vigilant about their home and  vehicle security. Simple security measures like:

Lock your doors using keys (do not leave you keys on your lock);
Make sure your garage door is fully closed before and leaving the garage;
Enable your security alarms if you have already installed them;
Check your windows and fly screen if they are secured. Make sure they cannot be easily removed from

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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has resolved a technical issue which impacted some banning notice information.
The QPS is responsible for the transfer of banned person data to the ID scanner network introduced for relevant premises in Safe Night Precincts.
Ongoing monitoring of data quality identified on November 8 that some banning orders had prematurely expired on a QPS system.
The issue has since been fixed and no further instances of premature expiry of banning notice data have occurred.
As of December 5 there are 857 active banning notices on the QPS system.
A QPS analysis has revealed that banned person information for 116 people had prematurely expired between September 29 and November 22.
Of those 116 people, two were detected within an SNP (not within licensed premises) for offences during the period in which they were banned.
The initial offences related to public nuisance and obstruct police in one instance and stealing in the other matter.
Those

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Police are investigating after an 18-year-old woman was approached twice last month in the Riverhills area by a man acting inappropriately.
At around 7.45am between November 13 and 15 the woman was walking along Tigress Street when the man approached her from behind and initiated conversation.
The man eventually left as the woman moved away and crossed over to Horizon Drive.
On November 29 at approximately 7.45am the man approached the woman again as she walked the same route and started a conversation with her, the nature of which was inappropriate.
The woman declined to speak further with the man and walked away. The man then left the scene along Sumners Road.
Police have concerns regarding the man’s behaviour and have released a computer generated image of a person they wish to speak to in relation to the incidents as well as a CCTV still of a vehicle of interest.
The man is described as Asian,

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ViP Birgit King-Martin exits the building
Ms Birgit King-Martin started her Volunteering in Policing (ViP) program at the Upper Mount Gravatt Police Station in May 2011.
After seven years and seven months working as a ViP, Brigit decided to officially leave the QPS to focus on herself and her family.

Birgit had been involved in number of projects and community events such as Special Kids Christmas, pop up tables at shopping centres, coffee with a cop, letter box drops, visiting victims of crime, conducting home and business security audits, recruiting new ViPs and so much more.
Birgit demonstrated her leadership, communication and organisation skills in this job.
Many people have known Birgit as a wise, respectful, loving, caring and fun person.
We like to thank you Birgit for your timeless effort and contribution to this job. You will always be part of our ViP family and you’ll be sorely missed.

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Christmas came early in South Brisbane for some very special children. Police from Crime Prevention, Road Policing Unit, Mounted Unit, Dog Squad, Railway Squad, Water Police and Police Recruits, all assisted to make the day as memorable as possible.

3000 children with terminal illness, intellectual and physical impairments and some suffering from domestic violence or physical abuse were invited to attend to share in some Christmas joy.
Our new Police Recruits were given some instructions on how to make balloon animals to hand out to kids – we bet they missed that skill set listed in their police applications!

Water Police and Traffic Police assisted children onto Police Bikes and a Police Boat. While some children preferred to pat horses or a puppy.
The event was enjoyed by the little kids and the big kids alike.
Police are looking forward to the event again in 2019!
Group photo

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On Saturday, December 1, police from South Brisbane Crime Prevention Unit attended Rochedale Estate and spoke to residents about their security measures and concerns.
Traffic related issues were also discussed with the residents who were informed of the current road safety initiative, Operation Wake Up.
Operation Wake Up launched on November 13 and is a South Brisbane Police District targeted approach to reduce fatal and serious crashes through proactive traffic enforcement and community engagement and education.
Upon our visit, we had the pleasure of meeting a little boy named Darren, who was very excited to meet a police officer!
Darren even showed us how to mimic the police vehicle siren!
Darren’s dad told police that it was his third birthday!. Happy Birthday Darren!

To assist you with crime prevention information, the following resources are available for download.

Home Security
Home Security Checklist
Vehicle Security
Personal Safety Tips
QPS Police Link Brochure
ScamWatch
ACORN (Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network)

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Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with a broken nose in Fortitude Valley in October are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident.
Around 12.45am on Saturday October 13, a 46-year-old man was confronted by a man outside a Brunswick Street convenience store.
A brief conversation occurred between the pair before the unprovoked assault.
The 46-year-old victim was later treated for a broken nose.
Anyone in the area during 12.30am and 1am on October 13 who may be able to assist with investigations, particularly pedestrians with mobile phone footage or road users with dash cam vision, is urged to contact police.
Investigations into the incident 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

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