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Accusations of excessive force and a failure to perform duties are among tens of thousands of claims of poor behaviour against Queensland police officers.
Premium Content Subscriber only RESPECTED country cop Lindsay Kuhrt will depart Rosewood police station on Tuesday night after 18 months at the helm. He’ll keep working hard right up until the last minute of his final shift at midnight. “It’s an operational station so I’m basically working until I finish up,” he said. “So I’m not slacking off, it’s business as usual for me right up until the end.” Early in his career he had hopes of investigating the stealing and smuggling of exotic animals. Lindsay Kuhrt receiving the First Clasp to the National Police Service Medal in 20...
Police will allege the man punched a Senior Constable in his face causing serious injury.
A woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly colliding with an unmarked police car. At around 5.15pm yesterday, a Senior Constable had pulled over in the breakdown lane of the Pacific Highway at Belmont, when a car smashed into the rear of his vehicle. Emergency services and additional police were called to the scene, where both the officer and woman were breathalised. It’s alleged the 42-year-old from Marks Point returned a positive reading of 0.214 – more than 4 times the legal limit. Her license was suspended.
Police have revealed their heartbreak at having to recover the body of a fallen colleague who died trying to save a woman who became caught in a whirlpool.