Cassowary Coast crime wrap, November 1 Multiple traffic charges: A 60-year-old Feluga man was charged with drink driving, exceeding the speed limit and driving an unregistered vehicle. Officer from the Innisfail Road Policing Unit intercepted the man at around 10:30am on October 31, for exceeding the speed limit. He was allegedly travelling at 93km/h in […]
Cairns
An overdue message from the Cairns Water Police
An overdue message from the Cairns Water Police Water Police Cairns are reminding Far North boaties to have a communication plan with friends or relatives when they go boating. Some recent good weather has enabled a lot of boat owners to get out on the water throughout the region. On Sunday a concerned woman contacted […]
Cairns overnight crime wrap, November 1
Cairns overnight crime wrap, November 1 Attempted armed robbery, Palm Cove: Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred this morning at about 12:49am on Williams Esplanade in Palm Cove. It will be alleged a 26-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man from Little Mulgrave had just left a licenced premise and were walking along Williams […]
Update 7: Cooktown Homicide Appeal
Update 7: Cooktown Homicide Appeal Detectives investigating the death of Donna Louise Steele north of Cooktown have released the image of a shoe which may have been worn by someone who can provide further details relating to her murder. Ms Steele’s body was found in Isabella Creek at Leggetts Crossing, about 20km north of Cooktown […]
Any time, any place, Cairns RPU
Any time, any place, Cairns RPU The Cairns Road Police Unit recently travelled to Bamaga for the Dan Ropeyarn Football Carnival. Whilst enroute for the carnival, at about 12:50pm on Tuesday October 24, they intercepted a ‘bull catcher’ style vehicle on the Peninsula Developmental Road, approximately 35 kilometres south of Coen. The driver of the […]
Cairns media wrap, October 31
Cairns media wrap, October 31 Good samaritan stung, Bentley Park: Police are investigating the stealing of a motor vehicle that occurred at 6pm last night on the Bruce Highway, between Progress and Swallow Road in Bentley Park. The informant, a 37-year-old Edmonton Man stopped on the side of the Highway after observing a traffic crash. […]
Appeal for information, Cairns
Appeal for information, Cairns Detectives are appealing for information from the public following investigations into the sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman in Cairns during the early hours of Sunday, October 22. Between 2.15am and 3am, the woman was assaulted in the Cairns CBD. To assist with the investigation, detectives are appealing for anyone with […]
Update 9: Marine search and rescue, Middle Island
Update 9: Marine search and rescue, Middle Island The search for the four men still missing from the commercial fishing vessel Dianne has today been scaled back. Despite search efforts being scaled back, police will continue water, shoreline and inlet patrols daily. Last week, police divers finished clearing the wreckage of the commercial fishing vessel […]
Cairns weekend crime wrap, October 30
Cairns weekend crime wrap, October 30 Property offences, Earlville: Police are investigating a shop steal offence that occurred at an Earlville shopping complex yesterday afternoon. At about 3:25pm, two teenage males have entered a shop in the complex and stolen a cash register containing a sum of money. They fled on foot and were last […]
Vehicle Watch October 30, have you seen these stolen cars?
Vehicle Watch October 30, have you seen these stolen cars? Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a number of vehicles stolen across the Far North in the past 28 days. So far this month there have been 63 vehicles stolen and 613 vehicles have been stolen since the start of the year. Vehicle […]