Dalby’s thieves and fraudsters exposed and sentenced in court – full list

A serial Facebook Marketplace scammer and a man who stole a bizarre item from a rubbish tip are just two of the offenders who faced the Dalby court for fraud or theft charges recently. See the full list here:

A woman with a “terrible dishonesty record” who took her shot at scamming a Dalby tattoo parlour by stealing their equipment to sell online is just one of the offenders that fronted court in recent months.

See a full list of bizarre theft and fraud crimes that has occurred in Dalby and the region here:

Convictions recorded

Mikayla Dederer

Picture: Ross Irby

A Dalby woman who used a fake name to collect a tattoo shop’s package from the post office just narrowly avoided a stint behind bars.

Mikayla Dederer came to the attention of police when the owners of a Dalby tattoo parlour reported a parcel containing $750 worth of needles missing to police.

The owners were told the package had already been collected from Australia Post with CCTV footage showing Dederer collect the package, telling staff her name was Kayla Hobbs.

Police prosecutor Chris Hutchins said when police searched the 27-year-old’s house they found the tattoo needles and a license that didn’t belong to her.

Officers also uncovered a Facebook marketplace post by Dederer attempting to sell the tattoo equipment.

Lawyer Julia Molloy said her client often goes by the name Kayla Hobbs and did not use it as an alias.

“(Dederer) instructs her partner gave her the (delivery) card and she simply went to collect it,” Ms Molloy said.

Sergeant Hutchins told the court Dederer believed her boyfriend must have logged into her Facebook account and posted the tattoo needles on her behalf.

Magistrate Kerrie O’Callaghan berated the woman for her long criminal history.

“You are someone who has a terrible dishonesty record,” she said.

Dederer pleaded guilty to forgery and uttering, fraud, stealing and unlawful possession of suspected stolen property.

She was sentenced to three months in jail but released on immediate parole.

Michael William Blundell

A Tara man faced the Dalby court via video link earlier this year after he stole from the South Burnett Regional Council.

Between November 1 2020 and March 1 2021, Michael William Blundell stole a sign from a South Burnett rubbish tip.

On March 9, the 34-year-old was also busted drink driving without a licence, and a week later he was found with a stolen first aid kit and a bong.

Blundell pleaded guilty to stealing, receiving tainted property, possessing used utensils or pipes, drink driving and unlicensed driving.

He was fined $1000 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Natalie Kirra-Rose Luland

A Facebook scammer fleeced an unsuspecting Dalby woman out of hundreds of dollars with a bogus ad for a PlayStation.

Natalie Kirra-Rose Luland took $203 from her victim on September 17 but never sent the console.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Brady told the Dalby Magistrates Court the 22-year-old Gold Coast fraudster claimed the money never came through.

The victim called the police after she contacted her bank about the transfer and they confirmed it had been processed.

Luland, who was already on a suspended sentence for dishonesty offences, claims she’d since turned her life around after recently becoming a mother.

She pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to one month in jail, but was released on immediate parole

No conviction recorded

Rebecca Michelle Hills

A 37-year-old mother who claims her employer owed her money decided to take matters into her own hands and steal it back from the cash register.

Tara woman Rebecca Michelle Hills was caught on CCTV stashing a wad of cash in her bra at the end of her shift.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Derek Brady said the bakery took the video to police, who found $120 in cash at Hills’ home.

Hills claimed she withdrew the cash from a nearby Foodworks ATM, however employees of the supermarket said they did not see the woman withdraw any money when they reviewed CCTV.

Ms Graham said her client claimed the bakery owed her money and she had since taken appropriate actions through Fair Work.

Magistrate Kerrie O’Callaghan condemned the mother for resorting to theft as a way to deal with an issue.

Hills pleaded guilty to stealing and was ordered to pay $120 restitution. No conviction was recorded.