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FROM THE VAULT – Star of Courage: Senior Constable Peter Kidd
Peter Grahame John Kidd joined the Queensland Police as Constable 3560 on 29 April 1977. He served at the Traffic Branch, Banyo Station; Brisbane Mobile Patrols; as a member of the Brisbane Task Force...
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FROM THE VAULT – Star of Courage: Senior Constable Michael Symes
Michael Francis Symes joined the Queensland Police as Constable 4570 on October 24, 1980. To date he has served at Broadbeach, Gold Coast, City Station, Brisbane CIB, Woolloongabba, Wynnum Traffic,...
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FROM THE VAULT – Medal for Merit – Florence O’Driscoll
Florence O’Driscoll joined the Queensland Police on 29 January 1912 at the age of 25. He rose through the ranks over his 34 year career to the rank of Inspector and retired in 1946. During his career...
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QPM Sunday Lecture 25/11 – Stories from the Police Museum Collection
Sunday Lecture Series November 25 11am QPS Headquarters 200 Roma Street, Brisbane _________________________________________________ Stories from the Police Museum Collection The Queensland Police...
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FROM THE VAULT – Happy Birthday to Us – 119 years old today!
It all began the same way that most Police Museums do… by an act of bureaucracy. On 27 November, 1893 Mr Finucane, Chief Clerk of the Queensland Police, signed a memorandum on behalf of Commissioner...
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Update 3: Search for DPSOA offender, Townsville
Police believe a vehicle stolen in Pallarenda overnight is in possession of Tyronne Speechley, one of two men who absconded from a complex in Townsville on Monday night, April 22. The vehicle, a blue...
View ArticleQPM Sunday Lecture 28/07
Photography to Detect Bloodstains in Crime Scenes Sunday, July 28 – 11am Infrared photography is a method of optical enhancement that can be used for forensic purposes. It enables a person to see by...
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Service held to rededicate the grave of the first Inspector of Detectives...
A project undertaken by a small group of volunteers will make an important contribution to the history of the Queensland Police Service and in the process will reinforce its commitment to solving and...
View ArticleForensics solving road crash mysteries
The Forensic Crash Unit uses analysis of road scars, vehicle positions and tyre marks to better understand the circumstances surrounding vehicle crashes, Senior Constable Sherryn Klump will present...
View ArticleRobberies and injury in police custody, South Brisbane and Ipswich Districts
Police are investigating three robberies and the circumstances surrounding an incident where a man was hit by a police vehicle that occurred overnight in the South Brisbane and Ipswich areas. Around...
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Police capture history in capsule
The QPS 150 Anniversary Commemorative Book, QPS insignia and all of the Police Bulletins from 2014 are some of the items included in the 2015 Queensland Police Service time capsule which was dedicated...
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