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Police knew their cost-cutting, inaction on gun control put public at risk
A previously unreleased internal report condemned the Queensland Police Service for failing to act on weapons licensing failures despite 32 separate reviews.
- by Sean Parnell
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Cops slammed for letting kids pretend to be criminals at Brisbane event
A paddy wagon has been removed from a NAIDOC event after complaints of “shameful” behaviour by police liaison officers.
- by Fraser Barton
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Tragedy
North Queensland bus crash leaves three dead, two fighting for life
Three women have died and two young men are fighting for their lives after a bus crash on the Bruce Highway.
- by AAP and Cameron Atfield
Women avoiding Mt Coot-tha trails after new sighting of attacker
A fourth incident since May 13 where a man has allegedly harassed women on the walking trails around Mt Coot-tha’s bushlands has triggered an increase in police patrols.
- by Tony Moore
Man allegedly stabs woman to death, attempts carjacking on major Qld highway
A man allegedly stabbed a woman to death before crashing into a truck and trying to carjack another woman on a major Queensland highway.
- by Callum Godde
Prisoners should be kept 72 hours, not 21 days: coroner
The inquest was held to investigate the deaths of two women who died in Queensland watch houses, with concerns raised about the care and supervision they received.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
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Crime
Man charged with murder after shooting of woman
Police found the woman dead and a man injured when they attended a shooting in South Mackay late on Wednesday.
- by Louise Harris
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Crime
‘He’s got a knife’: Multiple people, including baby, at home where police shot man
In CCTV footage from a neighbour’s property, police can be heard yelling, “police, drop the knife, drop the knife”.
- by Cloe Read
Qld police disrupt ‘serious’ meth supply chain after south-east raids
A 36-year-old Loganholme man has been charged with a string of drug and weapons charges after three properties were raided.
- by Tony Moore
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Crime
‘Callous, brutal, unprovoked’: Pair charged with murder after remains found at quarry
Police say a much-loved 25-year-old man was allegedly lured to his death and his body dumped in an abandoned quarry over a small debt.
- by Rosanna Ryan
Three-month-old baby dies days after mother was killed in crash
The baby boy was thrown from his car seat due to the impact of the crash. Vision showed the white SUV wrecked, and on its side against a tree.
- by Cloe Read