Officers are encouraging motorists to ensure they secure their vehicles in an effort to prevent opportunistic property crime and car thefts in Redcliffe Division and surrounding suburbs. The Lock it or Lose it campaign aims to educate and remind members of the community and visitors to secure their homes and lock their vehicles and remove […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Bribie Island Weekly Round Up – Monday 21 January 2019
Property Offences Vehicle Fire On January 17, police declared a crime scene at a business premises in Armitage Street, Bongaree after an early morning fire. QFES officers extinguished a fire that destroyed a motorhome second motor car parked in the mechanical business. Electricity was required to be disconnect on the premises to make it safe […]
Deception Bay Crime Wrap, Monday January 21
Burglary: Sometime between 4pm on January 12 and 8.30am on January 14, 2019 an unknown offender has unsuccessfully attempted to force entry to the rear door of a business on Buckley Road, Burpengary East. No entry was made and nothing was stolen however damage has occurred to the door. In the late afternoon of January […]
Redcliffe weekly roundup, Monday January 21
Domestic Violence: Redcliffe Police attended 41 domestic violence incidents including 21 reported breaches of domestic violence orders. Police made six applications for Domestic Violence Protection Orders and referred 14 matters to external referral agencies. In an emergency call the police on triple zero (000). DVConnect Womensline Phone: 1800 811 811 (24 hours, 7 days a […]
‘School Watch’ – Look, Listen, Report
With school holidays coming to an end, returning to school is always an exciting time for our students and community. In the weeks prior to returning to school however, empty schools provide an opportunity for criminal activity – becoming targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage offences. All of these have the […]
Wrap up of Woodford Folk Festival
The Woodford Folk Festival 2018 is over for another year. What a fantastic week of great weather, entertainment and food. The Byron Bay Donnuts were definitely a hit with the police. Here are some of our pics from the festival. Overall the crowds were well behaved with few incidents. The opening day traffic operation on neighbouring roads saw […]
Burpengary Crime Wrap, January 17
Property Offences Wilful Damage Over the past week several wilful damage offences have been committed within the Burpengary Division. A number of these offences have involved windows to vehicles being smashed along with small fires being lit. As we all know, dry conditions coupled with hot weather and fire can spell disaster. If you see […]
Hang up – ATO impersonation scam
Moreton District Police have received reports from the public regarding a phone scam involving intimidation and threats of arrest. The ‘ATO impersonation scam’ involves members of the community receiving a phone call from the Australian Federal Police stating a warrant has been taken out for their arrest regarding non-payment of an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) […]
Crime prevention in action
A busy weekend for the Moreton District Crime Prevention Team and Volunteers in Policing as they whipped up a storm of crime prevention awareness over multiple events. Coffee with a Cop at Deception Bay shopping centre, engaging with the locals, giving all manner of advice and deterring any would be thieves! Onto Narangba Valley Shopping Centre […]
Eyes on the Road Moreton – January 14, 2019
The following information relates generally to road related enforcement operations and statistics reported for the Moreton Police District which includes statistics for Redcliffe, Deception Bay, Burpengary, Caboolture, Bribie Island, Woodford, Kilcoy and Moore Police Divisions. The statistics relate to the week ending on Sunday, January 13, 2019. The information has been compiled by the Deception […]