Townsville’s crack Rapid Action Patrol unit has been quietly dissolved, its cops folded into the Tactical Crime Squad. But top brass insist locals won’t feel the difference, even as the Police Minister concedes, “crime is still too high.”
Townsville’s youth crime crisis has hit home for star sprinter Jake Doran, after a group of teens smashed their way into his house and stole his prized red 400-horsepower performance car.
Police Minister Dan Purdie has been accused of gaslighting Townsville residents into thinking car thefts have gone down in the city by “cherrypicking” statistics to suit the LNP’s preferred narrative.
Two inmates who escaped from Townsville’s low-security prison farm have now been captured and charged following an overnight manhunt.
Shocking footage shows the moment a group of masked teen thieves brazenly crept into a Townsville yard — only to be chased off by a furious local armed with nothing but a garden hose. Read his account of what happened here.
Townsville council’s new bin police are checking your recycling, backed by nearly a quarter of a million dollars in state funding to crack down on yellow-lid contamination. Here’s what you need to know.
Police are hunting a gang of masked youths after CCTV caught them stealing a car in South Townsville, later linked to other break-ins at North Ward and a brazen bag snatch on The Strand. See the video here.
Member for Kennedy Bob Katter was destined to retain his seat this federal election in a crowded eight-candidate race.
Townsville’s favourite voice, Steve ‘Pricey’ Price, has jumped on board a big push to get North Queenslanders rolling up their tropical sleeves and getting their flu shots as the region braces for a heavy influenza season.
When cruel scammers crushed a young Cowboys fan’s dream of getting out of hospital to see her beloved team at Magic Round, the club stepped up in a big way — making sure she wouldn’t miss out.
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