Named: Boozy or drugged drivers face Gladstone court
A musician, two mums and a man who required an interpreter in court were the latest traffic offenders to get their punishments.
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‘Injecting meth’: Squatter caught four times at same property
A squatter who proved an ongoing headache for a Central Queensland homeowner has been brought to justice.
DV offender ‘viciously punched’ partner outside her workplace
After a Central Queensland woman refused to buy her partner cigarettes, he viciously attacked her right outside her workplace with several punches to her head.
CQ family ‘scared to leave their house’ after man’s threat
A Central Queensland family was scared to leave their house following a man’s threat to ‘put a hole between your eyes, c***.’
Man who ‘coward punched’ interstate visitor jailed
Just a month after being given a suspended jail sentence for a hammer attack, this man “coward punched” an interstate visitor outside a Central Queensland hotel and he’s now paying the price.
$60k fine, ongoing probe: Tobacconist’s illegal vapes,‘Square’ sales
A Qld tobacconist has copped a massive fine and is subject to an ongoing investigation after raids of his lucrative store uncovered thousands of illegal vapes, tobacco and a trail of transactions.
‘Protracted’: CQ man sentenced for eight-month crime spree
A former landscaper has been sentenced for his eight-month crime spree in Central Queensland which included fraud offences.
Face of stalker who held Qld woman captive at cemetery revealed
A young woman endured strangulation, punches and having her hair ripped out before she managed to escape after seven terrifying hours. Now, her violent captor can be unmasked.
Man asks for $8k fine so he can avoid jail – ‘wins’
A Central Queensland man who asked for an $8000-plus fine so he could avoid spending more time in jail has had a “win” – here’s why.
Flash flooding shuts Bruce Hwy for more than six hours
A truck was stuck in floodwaters and police closed the Bruce Highway north of Rockhampton for more than six hours on Monday night due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall – it has since reopened.
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