Police have revoked an emergency declaration made at Auchenflower with two men taken into custody at a unit complex this afternoon. Shortly after 11am, officers were attending a Coronation Drive unit to arrest two men when a firearm was discharged from inside the unit. No one was injured during the incident. An emergency situation was […]
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Children celebrate emergency services in Aspley
Aspley State School celebrated Queensland Emergency Services by inviting officers from their local Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations along to their last school parade for the year. Firefighter Ben and Police Constable Megan both provided valuable tips to the children in what to do in an emergency. The school Principal generously thanked all emergency services […]
Update 3 – Suspicious death investigation, Yeronga
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man at Yeronga at the weekend have charged a woman overnight. Police were called to a Yeronga Road unit complex around 7pm on Saturday, December 1 after the body of a man was located inside a wheelie bin. A good response from the community following a request for […]
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