‘Sorry mum’: Tears after concreter caught with guns, drugs outside jail
A young concreter had an emotional court exchange with his mother as he was sentenced for his role in a weapons and drugs bust at a Qld jail carpark.
Police & Courts
Police prepare report for coroner on sudden death investigation
Police have given an update on the investigation into the death of John Steenbergen at his beloved business site near the Gympie Aerodrome.
Convicted kidnapper, violent criminal hid himself before police raid
A Kilkivan man with a violent criminal past spanning two states, padlocked his home and hid inside when he learnt multiple police were on their way to arrest him.
NAMED: Shameless men, women caught with child abuse images
The sharing of child exploitation material continues to be a scourge across the Wide Bay and Burnett regions with illegal images found in the hands of these offenders. Warning: Distressing
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Bruce Hwy lane reopened after 4WD towing caravan jackknifes
Traffic was slowed to a crawl between the Sunshine Coast and Gympie after a crash, but the busy roadway has since reopened.
Baby cruelty charges: Qld mum accused of ‘deplorable’ abuse
A baby is in hospital and his mother in custody after harrowing allegations of cruelty against her “totally defenceless” boy came to light on the Sunshine Coast. *Distressing.
Man, 59, charged after hospital meth fire sparks major emergency
A man will face court after allegedly triggering a multiple emergency and hazmat situation at the Bundaberg Hospital.
‘Highest I’ve seen in Qld’: Drink driver reading shocks Magistrate
A Magistrate who has worked across Queensland said he was “horrified” to think others were on the road with this Gympie region woman as her staggering blood alcohol content was revealed.
How Bruce Hwy servo worker stole $44,000 worth of cash, cigs
The cunning way a Qld service station worker managed to siphon thousands and pinch more than 440 packets of tobacco before he was caught can be revealed.
Nurse safety concerns raised at Gympie clinic over ‘alarm to nowhere’ claims
Qld’s peak nursing body has demanded immediate action to address allegations a private Gympie clinic alarm for staff to activate if they feel threatened is only for show, despite the company rejecting the claim as baseless.
WATCH: Massive weapons arsenal found in police raid
A man has been arrested following a multi-pronged police raid on a farm tucked away west of Gympie where a massive haul of illegal weapons and drugs was allegedly stashed. Watch the video:
‘Disturbing’: Carer rams car carrying kids as family feud turns violent
A feud involving members of two Gayndah families resulted in a car being used as a weapon and a young man who went to school in Rockhampton and worked in Gympie paying thousands of dollars in restitution.
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