Police believe the second man involved in the alleged kidnapping of a Gold Coast boy is hiding out in the Sydney area, and have urged the public not to approach him.
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Queensland needs real-time prescription monitoring 'urgently', coroner says
A prescription monitoring system to prevent “doctor shopping” in Queensland is needed urgently within the next two years, rather than the state waiting for a national scheme to come online, an inquest into four opioid deaths finds.
Sexual assaults rise sharply on Gold Coast, women warned to 'stay in groups'
A sharp rise in the number of Gold Coast sexual assaults — half of them in so-called Safe Night Precincts — prompts a senior policeman to warn women to stay in groups while out at night.
Stolen vehicle alert – Monday May 21
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Ford Falcon
Silver
191XJO
Sedan
18/05/18
Hooked on Trailers
849UBI
Pig trailer
19/05/18
Residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home keys, mobile phones and cash have also been stolen after thieves gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: Where are your keys?
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 crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
'Extraordinary self-indulgence': Man gets 12 years' jail for driving into wife's funeral, killing mourner
Garry Paul Hudson is sentenced to 12 years jail and banned from driving for life after being convicted of manslaughter for killing a woman when he drove his car into a house full of mourners in Kowanyama in 2016.
Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit at the show
The Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit had a static display at the Ipswich Show over the last three days.
We showcased a variety of Crime Prevention and Community Safety information including Home Security, Personal Safety, Internet Safety, Road Safety, Party Safe, Police Pipes and Drums, Recruiting and heaps more with Volunteers in Policing as well as Volunteers from the Ipswich Crime Stoppers Volunteer Committee. You could almost say that everyone that visited our stall won a prize!
Thank you to all of our volunteers for your time, effort and enthusiasm as always. It was great to see you all step up, step up and have a go!
If you didn’t get off the Ferris Wheel to see us at the show and you would like more crime prevention information, contact the Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit on 07 38171351 or visit www.police.qld.gov.au
Stolen vehicle alert, Saturday May 19
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Ford Falcon
Silver
191XJO
Sedan
18/05/18
Toyota Hiace
White
280XSC
Van
18/05/18
Residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash have also been stolen after thieves gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: Where are your keys?
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 crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Gagged farmers hope banking royal commission will expose misconduct
Australian farmers who have been foreclosed on then gagged by big banks hope the next round of the royal commission will help expose misconduct in the rural banking sector.
Parents plead not guilty in Queensland's first female genital mutilation criminal trial
A couple pleads not guilty to removing two young girls from Queensland and taking them to Africa to undergo female circumcision, in the state’s first ever court case involving female genital mutilation.
Massimo died before Christmas, but his legacy is still helping people around the world
When doctors couldn’t explain why Sally and Stephen Damiani’s son was quickly deteriorating, the couple took it upon themselves to crack their boy’s genetic code and diagnose his disease. Now their remarkable discovery is helping people around the world.