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Man dies in police custody south of Brisbane
A man has died in police custody after he was arrested and taken to a watchhouse south of Brisbane.
- by Cloe Read
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Man whose body decomposed in house for a year had lived there with wife, son
Gold Coast detectives said reports the remains were mummified were not true, as “there was no attempt to preserve the body in any way”.
- by Cloe Read
Husband charged with murder of wife, baby after walking into police station 630km away
The man was taken into custody after walking into a Brisbane police station, telling police his wife and daughter were dead hundreds of kilometres away.
- by John Crouch
Police say new far-reaching Tasers will mean fewer people are shot
Queensland’s police boss says the Tasers from the US, which can reach 14 metres, will make officers and offenders safer.
- by Cloe Read
Murder of FBI agents leads to alleged Australian paedophile ring bust
Two FBI agents were killed investigating a child abuse ring – a year later Australian police arrested 19 men allegedly linked to the dark web paedophile network.
- by Perry Duffin
Surge in Qld police shootings ‘concerning’, says police chief
Commissioner Katarina Carroll has admitted she is concerned about a rise in police shootings after officers killed a 29-year-old man north of Brisbane on Saturday.
- by Cameron Atfield
Ethics probe after police shoot man dead north of Brisbane
Saturday night’s incident was the fourth fatal police shooting in Queensland this calendar year.
- by Zach Hope
On a knife edge: What are your rights when being searched by police?
We take a look at how Jack’s Law has been working after the Queensland government legislated the police powers following a trial of wanding.
- by Cloe Read
The big fines Queenslanders don’t pay – and what happens to them
The Queensland government is garnishing wages, dipping into bank accounts, wheel-clamping vehicles and imposing work orders to recover more than $1.3 billion in debt.
- by Sean Parnell
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The breakthrough that led to childcare worker being charged with abusing 91 girls
For more than nine years detectives trawled through videos from the dark web until one vital clue was spotted in the background of one of the frames.
- by Cloe Read and Perry Duffin
Phone call details female cop’s claim she was raped by fellow officer: court
One of the state’s most senior serving officers will be called as a witness in the historical case.
- by Cloe Read