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Nicola McNamara is a reporter for The Queensland Times. She specialises in local news and crime in the Ipswich region.

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Police & Courts

Michael Kurt Pringle (right) has been charged with murder after the death of his girlfriend Krystle Monks (left)

Major step forward in Krystle Monks murder case

There has been a major step forward in the Krystle Monks murder case, in which the 19-year-old’s boyfriend currently stands charged with her murder.

Police & Courts

Man in court for alleged attempted murder of Gatton woman

A man has faced court charged with alleged attempted murder after a woman was hospitalised with serious burns in Gatton last month.

Ipswich

12th time unlucky: School cleaner locked up for driving unlicensed

An ex-Ipswich nurse has been jailed after her 12th driving without-a-licence offence and banned from the roads until the year 2036. A court heard her 15-page traffic history was “truly dreadful’’.

Logan

Police have released dramatic bodyworn camera footage capturing the moment officers wrestled a service station intruder to the ground.

Watch: Cop goes full SBW as epic takedown of man caught on camera

A man charged after a dramatic arrest, which was caught on camera following a service station intrusion, has been identified following his court appearance. SEE THE ARREST VIDEO

Logan

Manhunt after violent armed robbery in suburban street

Police are searching for multiple individuals after a man was threatened with a knife and assaulted in a violent armed robbery south of Brisbane over the weekend.

North

Stock / generic imagine of Queensland Police Service car / vehicle. Picture: iStock

Man, 83, dead after two-vehicle crash in Brisbane’s north

An 83-year-old man has died from injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Brisbane’s north last week.

Southeast

TSV Generic Emergency Services. Police, Ambulance, Fire, QFRS, Crocodile warning sign, Handcuffs, Police tape, Lights, Police Aware, Fire Hose, Fire kit, Rescue, Radio, Lifepac, Ambulance kit, Markings.

Man hospitalised after overnight bayside stabbing

A man has been hospitalised with stab wounds after an incident in Brisbane’s bayside overnight on Sunday, June 30.

Southeast

Pedo dad traded explicit pics of his own toddlers for child porn

A convicted child sex offender took pictures of his own toddlers and shared them online in exchange being given child pornography, a Brisbane court has heard.

Logan

Crestmead Murder victim Selma Adem Ibrahim

Murder case sparks major first test of Sophie’s Law

A Supreme Court Justice has delivered a critical ruling in a murder case on Friday morning which sets previously-untested limits for the recent “Sophie’s Law” legislation changes.

Brisbane City

People outside the Brisbane Magistrate's Court on Friday morning after it was evacuated. Picture: Nicola McNamara

Brisbane courthouse evacuated amid possible bomb threat

Brisbane Magistrates court has been evacuated amid reports of a possible bomb threat.

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