Detectives have charged a 16-year-old boy with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm following an investigation into a disturbance involving a 43-year-old man at Springfield on Wednesday.
It will be alleged around 2pm the boy attempted to strike the man with a knife during an altercation with him at the Danube Street residence.
Just before 2.30pm police responded to the incident which involved officers discharging service firearms at the 16-year-old who was armed with a knife at the time.
The boy was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released. The boy was charged on Saturday afternoon.
The Ethical Standards Command is continuing its investigation into the incident.
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
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Update: Assault charges, Springfield
Detectives have charged a 43-year-old man with assault following an investigation into a disturbance involving a 16-year-old boy at Springfield on Wednesday.
It will be alleged around 2pm the boy was assaulted during an altercation with the man at the Danube Street residence.
Just before 2.30pm police responded to the incident which involved officers discharging service firearms at the 16-year-old who was armed with a knife at the time.
The boy was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 43-year-old man has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court today (February 16).
The Ethical Standards Command is continuing its investigation into the actions of the police officers during the incident.
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,
Stolen vehicle alert, Friday February 16
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Honda Civic
Red
573WUP
Hatchback
15/02/18
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly 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.
Stolen vehicle alert, Thursday February 15
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Statesman Caravan Trailer
392 UFX
1.02T Trailer
14/02/18
Toyota Tarago
White
921RGQ
Station Wagon
12/02/18
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly 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.
Ripley Community Safety Forum
Thank you to those Ripley community members who ventured out to the Community Safety Forum at City Hope Church last night.
We’d like to thank the guest speakers who provided very informative and relevant information.
Thank you to Amy Hartness, Compliance Officer, Ipswich City Council who provided extremely valuable information on illegal dumping and how to make a report. For more information on illegal dumping you can phone 13QGOV or Ipswich City Council on 07 3810 6666 and request a littering and illegal dumping form. You can also make an online report here.
Thank you also to Station Officer/Safety Assessment Officer, Michael McCoy, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services for his invaluable presentation on smoke alarms and the changes in the Queensland smoke alarm legislation and the requirement for homes to have interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms. For more information on the changes and requirements visit here.
Thank you also to Jonathon Cowley, General Manager, Crime
Stolen vehicle alert, Tuesday February 13
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Holden Statesman
Red
507XNA
Sedan
12/02/18
Mitsubishi Lancer
White
565TAZ
Coupe
11/02/18
Holden Commodore
Silver
909XHH
Sedan
11/02/18
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly 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.
Ross Greenwood joins the R U in Control? campaign
Business and finance expert Ross Greenwood joins our R U in Control? campaign to help stop fraudsters targeting Australians.
Whether it be a cold call investment, identity or romance scam, the scammers are getting better. They are targeting Queenslanders daily and it’s costing the community, both financially and emotionally.
But you’re not alone. We are here to help. Let’s take the control back and find the easy steps we can all take to stop and prevent financial and cyber crime.
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For more information visit the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch page and the QPS R U in Control? site.
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.
Serious traffic crash, Grandchester
A man has suffered serious injuries following a single vehicle traffic crash in Grandchester early this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate at 2.40am, a blue 2009 Holden Commodore sedan was traveling along Rosewood-Laidley Road when it went round a sharp bend, crashed through a culvert and metal fence, and then rolled multiple times.
The 28-year-old male driver and sole occupant had to be cut from the vehicle and was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious chest, head and pelvic injuries.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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.
Update: Suspicious house fire, West Ipswich
Police have charged a 26-year-old man following an investigation into a suspicious house fire in West Ipswich on February 9.
Emergency services were called to a Brisbane Street property around 6.45pm following reports the house was engulfed in flames.
The unoccupied house was completely destroyed as a result of the fire.
A 26-year-old Goodna man is scheduled to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today charged with arson, common assault and enter premises with intent to commit indictable offence.
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.
Stolen vehicle alert, Monday 12 February
The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich police as stolen:
Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Komatsu
Yellow
NIL
Farm equipment
10/02/18
Dog Trailer 1995
Blue
NIL
Dog Trailer
10/02/18
Mitsubishi Es Seda
Red
1FF7MF
Sedan
07/02/18
Mitsubishi Lancer
White
565TAZ
Coupe
11/02/18
Holden Commodore
Silver
909XHH
Sedan
11/02/18
Dog Trailer 1985
Blue
NIL
Dog Trailer
10/02/18
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly 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.