‘Home brew vodkas’: Taxi driver busted UIL on the job
A Central Queensland taxi driver’s drink-driving story has not gone down well with a magistrate and the fact it was not his first boozy blunder didn’t help.
A Central Queensland taxi driver’s drink-driving story has not gone down well with a magistrate and the fact it was not his first boozy blunder didn’t help.
Meet the offenders sentenced in Rockhampton and Gladstone courts for stalking offences in the past two-and-a-half years. FULL LIST
A young soon-to-be father was on parole for dangerous driving when he stole a vehicle from his mate after his friend gave him a lift, telling him: ‘good luck getting your car back’.
A Central Queensland man accused of domestic violence rapes has had his matters mentioned in court.
A regional Qld businessman who accused police of unlawful arrest and conspiracy has lost his claim against them, with the Supreme Court revealing extraordinary new details about his behaviour in another civil matter.
A warrant has been issued for a Central Queensland woman facing a string of charges including serious assault of police, after she was a no show at court.
A man has blamed his ADHD medication and being over stretched with work for a prolific stealing spree in which he swiped items from businesses stretching from Gympie to Gladstone.
A midwife working for Queensland Health has been suspended after she was accused of supplying the drugs ice and cannabis on dozens of occasions, and slapped with 50 charges.
A male teen was taken in a stable condition to Bundaberg Hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on Sunday afternoon.
A man in his 20s has been taken in a stable condition to Rockhampton Hospital after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident.
A drug addict stole ‘just over $11,000 worth of property from the community in less than six months’, a court heard. Read more about his crimes here.
Police caught a P-plater doing “multiple doughnuts” on a popular Central Queensland beach – but that wasn’t the young driver’s only mistake.
Queensland criminals facing the new ‘High Tower’ of policing may think twice when this first year constable approaches.
Emergency services responded to reports of a fire on a rural property between Gladstone and Bundaberg. It comes a day after a firefighter was burnt in a blaze in the same region.
A Central Queensland man who choked and assaulted his ex-girlfriend told police his actions were ‘typical partner things’, a court has heard.
A Central Queensland man who was in bed with his partner lost it when she wouldn’t turn off her mobile phone and a series of punches followed.
A Central Qld pineapple farm owner and his father found not guilty by a magistrate earlier this year for their roles in a fatal electrocution workplace accident on their farm. They are now both back before the courts. Read here why.
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There’s been an update in the case against an alleged double murderer, accused of brutally stabbing his young wife and 11-week-old daughter. It comes 13 months after their deaths shocked Queensland.
Police are investigating the cause of a fire at an abandoned Central Qld home where a firefighter was injured while fighting the blaze. VIDEO, UPDATES
A Queensland magistrate has taken a tough stance after he was asked to impose minimum penalties for drink drivers. It comes as a review of similar cases in the same town exposes a shocking trend.
A Central Queensland meatworker is accused of murdering his housemate and the reason why the case has not yet reached a trial has been heard in the Supreme Court.
Brash burglars and callous customers have been stealing from a Central Qld charity bin for more than two years – and the co-founder has no idea why. WATCH THE CCTV
Repeated ram raids and burglaries have cost a popular Central Qld sports store in more ways than one. WATCH CCTV
A Central Queensland father caught with three handguns and drugs was on a suspended jail sentence at the time, a court has heard.
The case against a woman charged with allegedly setting a house on fire with people inside has been held up. The reasons why were revealed in court recently.
A convicted drug trafficker who was originally handed a lenient sentence in lieu of an agreement to give evidence in another case was busted with a large amount of meth when police arrested her for a lesser offence.
A senior traffic cop has described the catastrophic conditions crews were faced with after six trucks and two ambulances were smashed up in three separate crashes, closing a near-100km stretch of the Bruce Hwy. LATEST.
A frisky Queensland crim, who left fingerprints in a stolen Ford Ranger, got a rude shock when police found phone evidence of another wild ride in a stolen Subaru. It wasn’t the only damning discovery in her home.
One lane of the Bruce Highway has been shut down after another truck rollover near where six B-doubles and two ambulances crashed causing a 24-hour total shutdown of a 100km stretch.
A now-clean long term drug user pregnant with her fourth child, told police after she went on a stealing spree that she needs ‘professional help’.
Six children are among those who were taken to hospital after a van travelling along the Bruce Highway, south of Rockhampton, crashed into a cow. DETAILS.
A Rockhampton mother-of-three has been given a jail warning after she brazenly stole hundreds of dollars worth of items from Kmart and Big W stores.
A woman who allegedly made about 70 supplies of methamphetamines and marijuana while working at a private health insurer in Rockhampton has had her charges upgraded.
A man on a stealing spree targeted a boat, a home and a vacant block but he still went back to the vessel for a second helping.
The expert who completed an autopsy on a six-month-old baby which led to the boy’s father being hit with a murder charge could change his opinion, opening up a potential last-minute hearing before the trial begins.
In a $50k car, this hoon knocked over a street sign, drove over traffic islands, hit a brick wall and eventually shredded his tyres “completely off the rims”.
Organisers of a popular country music festival have urged supporters to rally behind it after a historic pub in their town was gutted by fire. PHOTOS, VIDEO.
A BMW driver was busted ignoring a court ban and then got in further strife weeks later when police found drug utensils in his glovebox and on the back seat.
A drug enterprise with a base in Central Qld was allegedly headed by a 20-year-old woman who tasked two men to chase drug debts, a court has heard. VIDEO, PIC
A mother-of-three stole a Mitsubishi Triton from a couple playing poker machines at a Central Queensland club, but then in an ironic twist she had the vehicle ‘stolen’ from her.
A methamphetamines user was so deeply addicted that police nabbed him with a large quantity of drugs in the most unusual of circumstances.
A serial booze thief who continues to target the same Liquorland bottle shop in Central Queensland over and over, has struck again.
A serial Central Queensland domestic violence offender has been given a jail sentence after police found him “hiding under a sheet”, with a court hearing it was not the first time he had used hide-and-seek tactics.
A man tried to avoid being wounded when a woman armed herself with a large knife, but it wasn’t the knife that would cut him.
Rockhampton has been deemed one of the least safe in the country following a recent study. But the region’s mayor says crime and community safety is an issue everywhere. See what the figures say:
Crime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
A Central Queensland man who wrote off his prized Ford Mustang after clocking a top speed of 166.9kmh while drunk, has been hit with a massive penalty.
A Central Queensland driver has escaped conviction after a “stupid, snap” decision caused another man to run off the road on a motorbike.
The shocking acts carried out by a recidivist teen criminal in his final months as a child by law have been revealed in a Queensland court where a bleak picture was painted of his future.
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