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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland Police

Queensland Police lose stun grenade in Townsville suburb after siege, issue public warning

A sound-and-flash grenade that has the "capacity to injure" is missing in a Townsville suburb after being lost by Queensland Police's tactical squad.

ABC News

Accused scam money launderer 'had 55 bank accounts'

Prosecutors allege a Brisbane woman accepted nearly $2.4 million from hackers and withdrew the money as cash or transferred it to foreign exchanges.

AAP

Widow slams police over 'disgraceful' ambush probe

A Queensland Police inquiry into an officer's fatal shooting was "nothing short of disgraceful", his widow has told media after inquest findings were delivered.

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Prisoner checks 'substandard' in hours prior to death

Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.

AAP

$25 million to pay police overtime to target Queensland's youth crime hotspots

Queensland police officers will be paid extra in overtime shifts under a $25 million high-visibility operation targeting youth crime.

ABC News

Queensland police to retain right to charge children over minor drug offences for which adults receive only warning

Exclusive: advocates and legal experts warn legislation could disadvantage children who would still be subject to police discretion

The Guardian - AU

Cordingley suspect extradited over DNA, phone evidence

Rajwinder Singh has been extradited from India after police found DNA and phone evidence linking him to the homicide of Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.

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Man accused of murder being extradited from India

Rajwinder Singh, who's suspected of the murder of a Queensland woman in 2018, is being extradited from India to Australia to face police questioning.

AAP

Homicide probe begins after Queensland man stabbed

Queensland police have launched a homicide investigation after a 20-year-old man died following a stabbing during a brawl south of Brisbane.

AAP

Queensland to recruit hundreds of foreign police

Up to 500 foreign nationals a year could be taken on by Queensland Police under an agreement between the state and federal governments.

AAP

Queensland Police offer $500,000 reward to help solve Christine Fenner suspected murder cold case

Christine Fenner disappeared in February 1999 with Queensland Police now offering a $500,000 reward to anyone with information that can help convict her suspected killer.

ABC News

Queensland is to relax its drug laws, even for ice and heroin. How could it affect you?

The state government wants to expand its diversion program to personal quantities of anything from cocaine to meth.

ABC News

Teen driver killed in outback Queensland crash

A 17-year-old boy driving with four passengers has died after he lost control of the vehicle in outback northwest Queensland.

AAP

Queensland police say the Wieambilla shooting is a terrorist attack motivated by premillennialism. Here's what that means

Premillennialism is the belief that after a period of extreme suffering, Jesus Christ will physically return to Earth for 1,000 years. A far-right and religious extremism expert says the ideology is experiencing "renewed momentum".

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Murder charge dropped after 78-year-old mother dies

Queensland Police have dropped a murder charge after a woman accused of killing her autistic son more than 50 years ago passed away at the age of 78.

ABC News

Man's body found in backyard of Ashmore home on Queensland's Gold Coast, 36yo man charged with murder

Queensland police have charged a 36-year-old Victorian man with murder after the body of a 62-year-old man was found in the backyard at an Ashmore home on the Gold Coast yesterday.

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Son charged, as search continues for Gold Coast woman

The son of a missing Queensland woman faces multiple charges, as the search for his 61-year-old mother continues.

ABC News

Police review footage of Noosa incident allegedly involving former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke

Queensland police have confirmed they are investigating an incident in a public park in Noosa last week, allegedly involving former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and his partner, Jade Yarbrough.

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Gold Coast police officer stood down pending investigation after man pepper sprays himself

A Queensland police officer has been stood down pending an investigation after video emerged of him allegedly standing by while a young man pepper sprays himself.

AAP

Andrew suspended for alleged drunk-driving

Gold Coast have hit Mac Andrew with a two-game suspension after Queensland Police charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol late last month.

Daily Mirror

Family of Brit couple killed in helicopter crash 'deeply saddened' with loss

British married couple Diane and Ron Hughes died in a helicopter crash when two choppers collided in midair on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday

ABC News

New Zealand couples who survived Gold Coast helicopter crash hail pilot as 'hero' as they recall 'nightmare' joy ride

Two New Zealand couples who miraculously survived a fatal helicopter crash on the Gold Coast remember the "traumatic experience" as a "nightmare" and hail their pilot as a "hero".

The Independent UK

Two UK citizens among four killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

The crash occurred around 2pm local time in Main Beach, Queensland Police said in a statement.

AAP

Three dead, one injured in Qld crash

Three family members are dead and another was injured after two cars collided moments after Queensland Police tried to stop the driver of one of the vehicles.

AAP

Dare to get hero's farewell in Queensland

A Queensland grandfather gunned down in a siege at Wieambilla last week will be remembered as a hero and a man for others at his funeral service.

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