Man flown to Brisbane for chest, leg injuries after vehicle into tree
A Sunshine Coast man has been flown from Moura Hospital to Brisbane following a single-vehicle accident in the Banana Shire.
Police & Courts
‘Going to slice your neck’: Man hid in bushland near woman’s home
A man who hid in bushland near a Gladstone woman’s home threatened to slice her neck and also burn her house down.
‘F—ing dog’: Man’s TikTok abuse of partner lands him in court
A Central Queensland man who was angry that his partner was sleeping with another bloke abused her repeatedly on TikTok and it landed him in court.
Unexpected drug find in woman’s backyard
When police were called to a Central Qld woman’s home, they made an unexpected discovery in her backyard.
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Car crash into embankment costs Central Qld labourer
A Central Queensland labourer who crashed a car the day after his driver’s licence was suspended for drug-driving, has paid a heavy price for his mistake.
Body-worn police footage captures arrest struggle before death
A senior police officer and training instructor has been challenged over suggestions he placed his knee on top of a man’s head or neck during an arrest shortly before the man’s death in custody. Read what he said here.
‘Extremely remorseful’: Rural firey regrets costly driving blunder
A Central Queensland rural firey has paid the price for a high-range drink-driving offence. Here’s what happened.
CBD drama: Teen charged after cop car ‘hit and run’
There was high drama in Rockhampton’s CBD late on Monday as police hunted for two men who allegedly ran off after the Commodore they were in ‘smashed’ into a police car.
Gladstone man identified as head-on fatal highway crash victim
Police have confirmed the death of a Gladstone man following a head-on crash which closed the Bruce Highway for many hours on Sunday. Here’s what we know.
‘I can’t breathe’: Inquest probes if man’s neck knelt on by police before death
A coroner will examine suggestions an officer placed his knee on a man’s neck or head during an arrest before his death in custody. Here’s what day one of the inquest heard.
Busted: 7 Central Qld traffic offenders named
One man blew a reading of .177 when he was caught drink-driving at Yeppoon. Here’s who else got caught.
Caught on camera: Mum steals nightclub security guard’s phone
A Central Queensland woman who works in the mining industry said she was “very embarrassed” about the nightclub offence which saw her face court.
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