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QPM SUNDAY LECTURE – Fingerprints
A Unique Identification Method 25 October 2015 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY Matching fingerprints from a crime scene to an offender or using...
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FROM the VAULT – Brisbane’s “Scotland Yard”, 1864-1964
The Detective Office began on 1 December 1864, 11 months after the inauguration of the Queensland Police Force on January 1. Samuel Joseph Lloyd was placed as the officer in charge of the new branch....
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FROM the VAULT – They’re off and racing…
…well, not really. But they are trained and ready for anything, and often they are former racehorses re-purposed for policing duties in the Stock Squad or the Mounted Police Unit. Versatile Constable...
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FROM the VAULT – Technology; yes, you can call it that
In the Report of the Commissioner of Police for 1942 reference is made to the newly installed wireless station; “During the year the erection of the wireless station, referred to in my last...
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FROM the VAULT – The Royal Visit, 1952
On February 6, 1952* the Commissioner of Police circulated a memorandum to all District, CIB and Depot Inspectors; “This memorandum deals with royal itinerary for Queensland, in skeleton...
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QPM SUNDAY LECTURE – Murder Most Foul
Forensic Response to the murder of Lisa Keem A Forensic Scientist, photographing evidence in a staged homicide. 29 November 2015 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000...
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CHRISTMAS SALE: Policing Queensland 1864 – 2014, 150 Years
“On January 1, 1864 the Queensland Police Force was inaugurated and Lieutenant David Thompson Seymour of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was made Acting Commissioner. He inherited 151 foot...
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Friends of the Queensland Police Museum
The Friends of the Queensland Police Museum Inc. (FQPM), established in 2007, is a committed group of people devoted to the advancement of the Queensland Police Museum and comprises people interested...
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FROM the VAULT – Mysterious Explosion at the Brisbane CIB, 1927
On 14 August 1927, the Criminal Investigation Branch building was rocked by a violent explosion in a property room. ‘The roar of the discharge was heard for miles around, being audible in the suburbs.’...
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FROM the VAULT – CoP David Thompson Seymour
David Thompson Seymour (1831-1916), soldier and police commissioner, was born on 5 November 1831 at Ballymore Castle, County Galway, Ireland, son of Thomas Seymour, gentleman, and his wife Matilda...
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FROM the VAULT – A Walk Down Memory Lane
After 45 years, five months and five days, Queensland Police Employee Number 1169194 has left the building. Prior to her exit, Lorrayne Stone provided a thought provoking piece on her civilian career....
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FROM the VAULT – From Brisbane to Bulimba then bush
Sergeant Vincent James Collins never used to chase the hoons as they raced their cars and motorbikes through the streets of Landsborough. He didn’t need to. He knew where they lived and would simply...
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FROM the VAULT – Queensland Police Cricket Club
Perusal of early newspapers, dating back to the 1870’s indicate that a Police Cricket Club existed at Brisbane City Police. The players travelled far and wide to participate in organised cricket...
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FROM the VAULT – CoP William Edward Parry-Okeden
On 1 July 1895 William Edward Parry-Okeden was appointed Commissioner of Police, a post unsought but loyally accepted. Many reforms ensued: reorganization of Queensland’s police into seven districts;...
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FROM the VAULT – Murder of ‘Stiletto Jean’ Morris
Jean Morris, aged about 19 years, was found dead in her bed in a small two-roomed galvanised iron house, in Queen St, Ayr, which she alone occupied. The body was attired in a silk nightdress. (QPG 15...
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FROM the VAULT – Queensland Police Bowls Club
The Queensland Police Bowls Club was established in 1955. Membership was open to all serving and retired police and civilians of the Queensland Police Force, with paid membership at a bowling club...
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QPM SUNDAY LECTURE – Criminal Behavioural Profiling
Criminal Behavioural Profiling 28 February 2016 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 FREE ENTRY AND ONLY SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE AGED 15 YEARS OR OLDER Criminal...
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FROM the VAULT – CoP William Geoffrey Cahill
William Cahill was appointed Commissioner of Police in 1905 and was a capable administrator in the justice department, supervising a period of expansion and introducing reforms to the Queensland Police...
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FROM the VAULT – Police Tracker’s Bushcraft
A flight of crows circling over a gully, the barking of a dog, and the expert bushcraft of a black tracker led to the finding yesterday morning of Valmae Bridges, the 21 month old baby who wandered...
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QPM SUNDAY LECTURE: Polair – Police Eyes in the Sky
Polair – Police Eyes in the Sky 20 March 2016 11am – 12.30pm Police Headquarters 200 Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000 The Queensland Police Service operates two helicopters, which normally conduct...
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