Terror in Gympie street as would-be car thief fires gun
Police are on the hunt for a man who tried to steal a car from a local suburb, and shot a gun when he was disturbed by two residents.
Police are on the hunt for a man who tried to steal a car from a local suburb, and shot a gun when he was disturbed by two residents.
The driver of a stolen car was almost caught after going through Gympie Hungry Jacks drive-through when the rightful owner spotted the vehicle in the line-up.
Funds set aside for expensive habits, fake transfers, schemes to plunder stock and good old-fashioned cash pocketing. This is how these Wide Bay Burnett employees were caught out for their dishonest actions.
A man’s decision to buy his son a new bike for Christmas took an unexpected turn when he made a bad decision that left a young man fighting for life, a court has heard.
A Gympie man was left unconscious and bleeding from the ear when a man, said to be wanted by Victorian police, allegedly “king hit” him at a 21st birthday party.
A decision has been reached in the case brought by a former council worker who claimed he went from “happy and extroverted” to “down in the dumps” over his employer’s handling of poor survey results and misconduct allegations.
Four teenage girls have been arrested over a fire which gutted a home that had just been bought by a volunteer firefighter at Gympie.
A family of five that had only recently moved to the Mary Valley were airlifted to safety after their property became cut off by rising floodwaters. Their pet fox terrier was secured in a child rescue capsule for the flight.
Regional court houses
A young fast food worker, who threw a pet kitten against a wall, has been sentenced for the sickening act of animal cruelty.
A Gympie grandfather, convicted of sexual crimes against two of his granddaughter’s friends, has made claims about out-of-court jury behaviour as the full grounds of his appeal are revealed.
A former Gympie meat worker has been jailed for bashing a 63-year-old boat owner with a steel pipe. Here is what unfolded in court.
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