Under-reporting sees farmers fall repeatedly to rural crime
Police, farming and agricultural groups have banded together in a bid to help prevent the increase of farm-related crimes in rural Queensland. See how you can contribute here.
Police & Courts
Knife-wielding strangler a ‘threat to next poor unsuspecting female’
The identity of a serial domestic violence offender who tried to strangle his ex-girlfriend and waved a knife in her face can be revealed after a judge warned he was a danger to future women who fell for his charms.
‘Bodily fluids’: Festival bloke’s bizarre excuse for drug charge
A Queensland magistrate has been left stunned after a man made a court appearance as colourful as the music festival he was heading home from the weekend of his arrest.
New details emerge for 24yo accused of knowingly infecting sexual partners with STI
There’s been confusion in court regarding the evidence against a Qld man charged with knowingly spreading ‘serious disease’ to women he met online between Airlie Beach and the Sunshine Coast.
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LISTED: Southern Downs drug offenders busted in 2023
Warwick and Stanthorpe courts saw dozens of drug offenders sentenced this year for a range of drug related offences. See the full list of offenders sentenced in 2023 here.
Victim assaulted, car torched after thieves target multiple homes
Police are on the hunt for the offenders who targeted multiple homes and businesses overnight, assaulting one person and setting fire to a stolen vehicle.
One year, zero progress: 114 DV cops still to be appointed
Domestic violence victims living in multiple Queensland regions still do not have a specialised police team.
Man, 74, dies after crashing into tree at Applethorpe
A man has died in Stanthorpe Hospital after crashing his car into a tree, despite the efforts of paramedics and hospital staff to save him.
Man, 20, killed after car hits power pole at high speed
Police are investigating a horror crash that has claimed the life of a man after a vehicle collided with a power pole on a western Queensland highway. Details here.
Stanthorpe man’s ‘unnatural lust’ towards child exposed
Disturbing details of a Stanthorpe man’s sexual offending towards a pre-pubescent child can be revealed after he was jailed for his ‘reprehensible’ crimes following a guilty verdict at trial. FULL DETAILS.
Southern Downs structure fire under investigation
Multiple fire crews were called to the scene of a structure fire on a Southern Downs property in the early hours of Wendesday morning, with fire investigators now working to determine the cause of the blaze. More to come.
Crime wrap: Fire bugs, police assaulted, Glenlyon Dam targeted by water police
A toilet fire, assault of police, stealing and a visit from the Brisbane Water Police were all part of another week of police activity on the Southern Downs and Granite Belt. See the full crime wrap here.
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