NAMED: Western Downs drink or drug drivers sentenced
The latest round of drink or drug drivers busted around the region have been sentenced in the Chinchilla Magistrates Court. FULL LIST:
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Disqualified driver claims he ‘pushed’ car to another location
A repeat disqualified driver claimed to have ‘pushed’ his car to another address to sell it when he was busted by patrolling police who recognised his vehicle at another location, but the camera didn’t lie.
Roma man extorts woman for location of stolen car
A Roma man broke into a woman’s home and stole her car before demanding payment in exchange for revealing the location of the vehicle. Here’s what happened in court.
Helmet-wearing man caught with axes claimed ‘people were after him’
A Chinchilla man carrying drugs and an assortment of knives and axes has fronted court for his strange behaviour after he was spotted approaching drivers at the McDonald’s traffic lights.
Mother’s illness caused drug dealer’s downfall, court told
A Roma drug dealer with a decade-long criminal history has told a judge his mother’s cancer diagnosis led to him ‘spiralling’.
‘Immature young man’: Judge’s harsh words for DV offender
A 20-year-old Roma man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend twice in a jealous rage has been sentenced in the District Court.
Tensions boil over as chef assaults female colleague
A court has been told things got heated in a Chinchilla worker’s camp kitchen after a chef assaulted his female co-worker. Here’s what happened.
125+ charges laid after massive police drug bust
A comprehensive, months-long police operation has uncovered a web of alleged drug-related offending across several Roma addresses.
Shirtless man threatens police during property standoff
A shirtless man who threatened officers with violence as he hid in a cabin during a tense standoff at a rural Maranoa property has fronted the court.
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