From tradies and carers to white collar workers and business owners, there have been thousands of cases of fraud or theft reported across the region in the past two years. Here are 25 of those fraudsters or thieves named and shamed.
A Wide Bay man trying to sell his 2015 Commodore was run over and dragged 50m while trying to stop the fake potential buyers from driving off with it.
A Jones Hill man has faced Gympie court over a series of incidents in the early hours of last Sunday morning at the Golden Nugget roadhouse south of Gympie then on the Bruce Highway at Kybong.
Dozens of people have been charged, including five “unlawful non-citizens”, in the wake of a series of raids at properties allegedly turned into multimillion-dollar marijuana farms.
Police in the Wide Bay-Burnett have been forced to deliver devastating news to families way too many times this year. As the road toll mounts, their pleas for road safety grows louder.
Bombshell allegations have emerged following the second arrest of a Sunshine Coast surf instructor, who is accused of grooming, molesting and filming more children and deleting evidence.
A “truly disturbing” folder, which police allege shows young teen girls labelled “projects”, where they live, explicit sex talk and a Qld man’s musings about whether to “trap” one was not enough to stop him from getting bail.
Two Gympie woman and one man will face serious drugs and weapons charges in the Supreme Court in 2025.
A former aged care worker and mother of three who broke into five guest rooms at Twin Waters, used the showers and beds, and stole a range of items, has avoided spending Christmas in jail.
Two people have reportedly had a lucky escape after their vehicle became stuck in floodwaters in the Gympie region.
A 21-year-old Gympie man who punched his girlfriend in the head multiple times, threw shards of glass at her, and damaged her car was supported by his father when he faced the court this week.
A busy Qld hotel has ramped up security and police are urging victims to come forward amid growing claims of drink spiking at the venue, which has reportedly left multiple people needing medical help.
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