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Goodbye Daniel: remembering a boy taken too soon
Marissa Calligeros and Amy Remeikis Daniel Morcombe has been farewelled with a guard of honour formed by students of his former school..
New police chief dictatorial, says union
Bridie Jabour A stoush between the Queensland police union and incoming police commissioner Ian Stewart has erupted into public warfare, with the union accusing Mr Stewart of being dictatorial and claiming police...
Courage, fairness and pride: Hurricane's first directive
Marissa Calligeros Be courageous, be fair and be proud - that's the first directive from the Queensland's new top cop to his officers.
Drug squad cop accused of pocketing cash during raid
Marissa Calligeros A Queensland drug squad officer has allegedly been caught on CCTV cameras pocketing wads of cash during a Logan drug raid.
Queensland Health to be abolished 'as we know it'
Daniel Hurst Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans to abolish Queensland Health "as we know it" in the wake of a fraud scandal.
Police failed to follow up Queensland Health fraud lead
Daniel Hurst As police were preparing to charge the alleged Queensland Health fraudster, the state’s top cop yesterday revealed officers failed to follow up a lead last year.
Police in desperate bid to quell holiday road toll
Every available Queensland police officer will be deployed to the state's roads from this week in an effort to keep the Christmas road toll down.
Family courts buckle under load
Tony Moore Brisbane's 10 federal magistrates are drowning in family disputes, with the number of cases growing by 9.3 per cent, and the number yet to be finalised swelling by 21 per cent, Australia-wide.
One in four police assaulted on the job
Bridie Jabour Almost a quarter of Queensland police are being assaulted on the job with the number climbing to 60 per cent and more in places like Mount Isa and Gympie, statistics released yesterday reveal.
Murder rates drop as kidnappings and break-ins jump
Bridie Jabour Armed robberies on the Gold Coast jumped by 14 incidents in the past financial year helping the region get the dubious honour of most armed robberies in the state, new police figures show..
Morcombes kept case going
Cosima Marriner QUESTIONS are being raised about the police investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe.
Morcombe family 'numb'
Staff Reporters The Morcombe family feel "a bit numb" after police confirmed three bones found in a "horror place" in Sunshine Coast bushland belonged to their missing son Daniel.
Police confirm remains were Daniel Morcombe's
Marissa Calligeros Three bones found in swampy Sunshine Coast bushland one week ago are those of schoolboy Daniel Morcombe, DNA analysis has confirmed.
Daniel Morcombe's father buoyed by discovery of shoe
Staff reporters The father of missing Sunshine Coast boy is urging on police and volunteers who have found a shoe at the site where his son’s remains are believed to be.
Inspiration to all: Bligh pays tribute to parents
Emma Partridge DANIEL MORCOMBE'S father said last night his family was ''rocked'' and in a state of shock after police told them a man had been charged in relation to his son's death.
'I would have told him to not be so brave'
Marissa Calligeros Crowds gather on the Gold Coast to farewell shot policeman Damian Leeding.
Burn-outs at funeral
Ellen Lutton POLICE have defended their decision not to intervene at a funeral for two car crash victims when a procession of cars did burn-outs in the dead men's honour.
Shooting could spawn armed robbery squad
Marissa Calligeros Police will consider forming a specialised armed robbery squad on the Gold Coast after an officer was shot during a hold-up at a pub overnight.
Trio to face court as ballistics experts probe shooting scene
Marissa Calligeros Two men and a woman have been charged with attempted murder after Detective Senior Constable Damian Leeding was shot during an armed robbery on the Gold Coast.
Man killed as police open fire on Brisbane's northside
Dan Nancarrow One of the detectives involved in a shooting on Brisbane's northside today was "hunted" and "cornered'' by the victim before the 36-year-old man was fatally shot, according to the police union.
