The race is on to find Victoria’s next top cop after Rick Nugent announced he was dropping out, but surging crime, rampant youth offending and recruitment issues are tipped to weigh heavily on those tempted to throw their hat in the ring.
The sister of missing mum Tayla Spies has vowed to “bring her home where she belongs” as the family awaits forensic testing results following the devastating discovery of human remains.
CCTV footage has captured two people walking in South Brisbane with police wishing to speak to them as part of investigations into the alleged murder of Sunshine Coast mum Crystal Beale.
A woman has been charged with murdering her dying partner, using prescription drugs to accelerate his death.
More than 100 extra police will be sent to Logan after revelations of a huge number of vacancies as officers continue to struggle with domestic violence jobs.
Queensland’s Police Commissioner has issued a warning that officers will not be able to keep up with the demand on resources caused by the state’s domestic violence issues, unless major changes are forthcoming.
The woman who police say may have died while trying to retrieve a dropped water bottle on a popular Brisbane bikeway has been remembered as a “beautiful angel”.
Hundreds of requests are going unanswered each day as South East Queensland’s most under-pressure police district suffers a staffing crisis.
A Sunshine Coast woman who died while on holiday in Thailand last week has been identified as mother-of-two Brooke Coates.
A senior Queensland cop has denied union claims police graduates are being forced to “borrow” handcuffs and use 25-year-old handguns in what it described as an “international joke”.
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