Almost 400 devices seized since rollout QUEENSLAND’S e-mobility crackdown is entering its next phase, with riders now required to hold at least a learner licence as police continue targeting unsafe behaviour on e-bikes and e-scooters. The new licensing requirement came into effect on…
QUEENSLAND Police Service (QPS) has welcomed two new four-legged recruits into the constabulary with the Sunshine Coast Dog Squad officially swearing in Police Dogs ‘Odin’ and ‘Jackal’. More than 100 police dogs work across 15 locations statewide, including general purpose, specialist detection and tactical working…
POLICE have charged two teenagers following a dangerous driving incident in Nambour. It is alleged that on August 10, a white Honda Civic that had been reported stolen from Mudjimba was driven erratically to Nambour before it crashed at the intersection of Coronation…
MORE than 100 dangerous and illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized under the Crisafulli Government’s tough new e-mobility laws, with offenders warned the crackdown is only just beginning. Queensland Police Service (QPS) has reported strong enforcement results in the first two weeks of Operation…
Vanessa Hall Editor FROM JULY 1, the toughest e-mobility laws in Australia came into effect, with the Crisafulli Government delivering their e-mobility reforms to make Queensland safer and curb community concerns over the rapid rise in illegal and high-powered e-bikes…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Coolum Beach earlier this month. It will be alleged that around 12 am on June 5, a 38-year-old woman was assaulted by a man known to her and sustained serious facial injuries…
IN JUST six short weeks, the weekly ‘Drop In’, which is held in Tickle Park, Coolum, has gone from strength to strength with up to 70 young people attending the session each week. The Drop In is successfully engaging young…
CAR CRASH FATALITY POLICE are investigating a fatal traffic crash at Maroochydore on Sunday evening, June 7. Emergency services were called to a shopping centre carpark on Ocean Street shortly after 7.30 pm following reports a vehicle had entered the water…
Vanessa Hall Editor IN less than a month, a weekly ‘Drop In’ held in Coolum’s Tickle Park has fostered a surge in positive community engagement and relationship building between local young people, local police and PCYC. Each week the turnout has grown with young…
WHILST the Easter school holidays are almost over, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) are calling on motorists to prioritise safety as they prepare to travel home from their break, even if that distance is only short. Historically, school holidays represent an increased…