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Police at Winifred Street in Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast after a body was found in a house.

Dead man found in home north of Brisbane

Police received a call about 9am, and arrived at the Burpengary home a short time later.

  • William Davis

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A 49-year-old Brisbane region police officer has been charged with 12 domestic violence offences.

Brisbane police officer charged following alleged stalking

The 49-year-old sergeant was stood down from active duty.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Gold Coast mother Kelly Wilkinson was found dead in her backyard.

Police ‘missed chances’ to protect woman killed by husband, inquest told

An internal police review found Kelly Wilkinson’s husband had incorrectly been granted bail by police.

  • Rex Martinich
Queensland Police at the scene of a police shooting on the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday.

Armed man shot near highway after fleeing crash, police say

The police union alleges the man brandished the same gun in a neighbourhood dispute the day before he was shot by officers.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
An aerial view of the scene of the shooting.

Police shoot man dead during welfare check in Brisbane’s east

Police said they were forced to shoot the 21-year-old after he threatened officers with a knife.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Police have shot a man dead in the eastern Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa after being called to the scene for a welfare check.
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Police shoot man dead in Tingalpa

Police have shot a man dead in the eastern Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa after being called to the scene for a welfare check.

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The offender walked free from Ipswich District Court on a suspended sentence last year.

Appeal judges question ‘exceptional circumstances’ that allowed rapist to walk free

Queensland’s attorney-general lodged an appeal after the man escaped jail time, despite being convicted of inflicting abuse on his younger sister over many years.

  • Marissa Calligeros
A witness saw the car swerve off the road, before rushing Caden Case, 3, and his mother to a police station.

Accused-killer mum whose son died at police station remains behind bars

The young mother was charged with manslaughter over her three-year-old’s death in police station foyer. Her lawyer has not applied for bail.

  • Rex Martinich
St Columba’s Primary School went into lockdown on Thursday afternoon.

School locked down after man attempts to break into car with child inside

Police were called to reports of a man trying to break into a car near the school about 3:30pm on Thursday.

  • Julius Dennis
The scene of the attack in Loganlea.

Alleged axe attack victims ‘terrified’ over bail bid

Two people allegedly injured by a tomahawk-wielding neighbour are “over the moon” the accused attacker is in custody after being terrified he would get bail.

  • Rex Martinich