Named: Alleged serial graffiti pest to appear in court
Police have charged a 19-year-old Gympie man with six counts of wilful damage and a number of drug charges after an alleged string of graffiti tags left community groups frustrated and angry.
Police & Courts
Police investigate as car found half submerged in Amamoor Creek
Gympie emergency services had a busy Monday morning after a car was discovered in Amamoor Creek, and a truck hit a pole and brought down power lines near Gympie High School.
‘Danger to the public’: 6yo girl allegedly ‘stroked’ by creeper in Kmart
A Nambour man previously convicted of having child abuse material and exposing himself has made a bid for freedom after he allegedly inappropriately touched a young girl at the Sunshine Plaza.
‘Cocaine, heroin, $19k’: Woman charged in alleged car bust named
A Fraser Coast woman allegedly caught with “schedule one” drugs and thousands in cash has fronted court after her arrest during a roadside search.
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Dad allegedly choked ex before fleeing police with toddlers
A Gympie region sawmill worker has faced court on charges that include leading police on a chase through Gympie streets while he was over the limit and with two small children in his car.
Rapist, pedophile grandfather back in court in new twist
A Gympie region grandfather who raped and molested two girls using a backyard chasing game to lure them into a false sense of security, will return to court more than a year after he was jailed. Read the latest development:
Ex soldier, truck driver jailed over 8291 child abuse images
A Bundaberg court has heard how police tracked a man down through his IP address, and how past ‘trauma’, including being sexually abused at boarding school, had potentially contributed to his offending.
Convicted sex criminal back in court after taking in flood victim
The man has again fronted court for failing to report that an under-age girl displaced by the Gympie floods had been living at his parent’ home, where he was also living.
Named: Police officer punched in head by alleged Audi thief
A 36-year-old man accused of stealing a new Audi from outside a business in Blight St is facing 15 charges, including allegedly assaulting the police officers who tried to arrest him.
Arsonist who started bushfire north of Gympie fronts court
A homeless man trying to stay warm has been branded an arsonist after being convicted of starting a fire at Bells Bridge that burnt out 2ha.
Woman fends off drunk home invader with walking stick
An elderly Tin Can Bay woman came face-to-face with the world’s worst home invader when she found a fish and chip shop employee ‘off her face’ and on her doorstep in the middle of the night.
Watch: Pilot recounts terrifying moment plane crashed, flipped
The terrifying descent of a plane as it lost altitude and crash landed minutes after taking off from the Gympie aerodrome on Monday has been captured with the brave pilot living to tell the tale. WATCH THE VIDEO
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