Investigations continue after alleged country town crime spree
Police are appealing to the community for assistance after a bridge was allegedly vandalised and fires lit in the Southern Downs. Update here.
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Investigation under way after major house fire
Police and fire investigators are working to determine what caused a Southern Downs home to ignite on Monday night. DETAILS.
‘Entire town is praying for you’: Grave fears for teen in ute tragedy
A Southern Downs teenager remains in a critical condition after a terrifying incident on a rural street early last week as the community outpouring of support continues. Here’s the latest.
Business owner follows thief into getaway car, threatened with knife
An armed thief didn’t bargain for a chainsaw shop owner to follow him into his waiting getaway car before the situation became even more terrifying.
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Queensland woman allegedly held captive after rideshare nightmare
A man has been charged with deprivation of liberty after allegedly picking up a woman in what she thought was a rideshare and holding her at an address in a Toowoomba suburb.
Weekend roundup: Horse accidents, car crashes, and patio destroyed
Two women suffered injuries after two separate horse accidents north of Toowoomba, while three people were taken to hospital after emergency crews responded to two crashes within minutes on Saturday, and on Sunday morning a car ploughed into a house. Weekend news round up:
Daughter confronts man who raped and abused her ‘every second day’ for a decade
A courageous young woman has confronted the man who subjected her to more than 1000 acts of depraved sexual abuse in court, saying she had ‘transformed the greatest evil into something glorious’.
‘Flesh and bone fragments everywhere’: Teen almost severs girl’s arm with hotel room shotgun blast
It has been revealed what happened inside a Toowoomba hotel room when a sawn-off shotgun blasted a 16-year-old girl, almost severing her arm and left her fighting for life.
Woman, toddler in rollover followed by ‘sticky’ truck crash on highway
Bystanders have rescued a toddler who was in a car rollover on the Warrego Highway before a young woman in her 20s was cut from the vehicle. The drama was followed by a truck rollover which spilt 30,000 litres of molasses.
Running scared: Frontline cops call in sick as violent youth crims game system
Frontline officers are calling in sick and refusing to go out in marked cars for fear of being targeted by young criminals who know the system will protect them.
‘Very strange’: Beverage burglar’s thirsty work at country cafe
A magistrate has warned a coke can fan he may no longer be a “valued customer” at one of a small town’s only businesses following a bizarre late-night break-in.
Southern Downs’ badly behaved parents of 2023
From drug offences and fraud to assaults and domestic violence, and even attacking cops, meet the Southern Downs mums and dads who faced courts for their crimes in 2023. FULL LIST.
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