The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic incident in Nambour today. Preliminary information suggests at 12pm, a hatchback has reversed into a 37-year-old woman and two children as they were on a pedestrian crossing in a supermarket carpark on Mill Lane. A six-year-old girl sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Nambour Hospital […]
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Update: Serious assault, Nambour
A 17-year-old boy has been charged after another teenage boy was allegedly stabbed at Nambour yesterday evening. It will be alleged around 5.20pm two boys aged 17 became involved in an altercation at the pedestrian underpass near the rail station at Nambour. One of the boys sustained serious stab wounds to his chest and hands […]
Buderim vehicle offences – property stolen
Maroochydore police investigating the alleged stealing of property from vehicles in Buderim overnight are appealing for motorists to check their vehicles. Police are currently speaking with four teenagers, aged 16 and 19, in relation to the alleged overnight theft of a car from Icarus Court and the stealing of property from a vehicle in Songlark […]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15
Today, Friday, June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and it is important to raise awareness throughout the local community. From a family or friends perspective it is important to remember that older persons are often more reluctant to disclose incidents of domestic and family violence then other individuals. This could be because the person […]
Stolen credit cards in Coolum
Coolum Police want to remind the public to make sure their credit cards are secure. If you believe your card/s have been lost or stolen, please report it immediately to your bank. A number of stolen credit cards have been presented at shops in the Coolum Division recently. The alleged offenders have obtained goods from […]
Coolum Police, upcoming events
Armed Robbery Awareness Presentations – This week Coolum Police provided Armed Robbery Presentations to Surfair Beach Hotel and local businesses. Officer in Charge of Coolum Police Senior Sergeant Hardy Wirth and Volunteers in Policing conducted a presentation session on what to do in, during and after the unfortunate event of an armed robbery. Senior Sergeant […]
Under 8’s Day at Coolum State School
Police officers from Coolum Station attended Coolum State School today at Under 8’s day with other emergency services. All emergency services were represented including QPS, QFES, QAS and Surf Life Saving. The students were very excited to have the opportunity to sit in the marked police vehicle and observe all the flashing lights on the vehicles. […]
Upcoming events, come and say hello
The Sunshine Coast District Crime Prevention Unit will be out and about over the next couple of days. Make sure you come and say hi and chat to us about a wide range of issues including home security, personal safety and property security. Friday, June 15 we will be at the Sunshine Coast Show with […]
Cops in the Community
On Tuesday, June 12, Brightwater residents were the focus of a community initiative and crime prevention model, ‘Operation Rocit’. The operation, aims to ‘reduce the impact of opportunistic crime in the area’. Police officers from Maroochydore Police Station, Brightwater Neighbourhood Watch and Volunteers in Policing (VIP’s) provided a static base with the Mobile Police Facility […]
Update 2: Fatal traffic crash, Rochedale
Police have charged a man following a fatal crash at Rochedale on June 3. It will be alleged that around 4.20am, a utility travelling in the wrong direction of the Gateway Motorway’s northbound lanes collided with a hatchback near the Mount Capalaba exit. The passenger in the hatchback – a 61-year-old Maroochydore man – was […]