Regional climate producing more than fresh produce: Court
The Granite Belt region’s cool climate can grow more than fruit and vegetables, with Stanthorpe Magistrates Court told that police caught two men producing cannabis at their homes. DETAILS.
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B-double carrying frozen produce rolls on southwest Qld highway
Queensland police are continuing investigations into what caused a B-double to roll over while travelling on a southwest Queensland highway. Here’s what we know.
Object pierces car rear window along highway in bizarre case
Police are investigating how the back window of a car travelling down the highway was damaged. DETAILS
Teens with 200+ charges seek bail following alleged crime spree
A 16-year-old charged with more than 100 offences will likely escape jail time if sentenced following an alleged four day crime spree.
Driver killed after car crashes into tree
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash on a rural Southern Downs road, after a car left the road and hit a tree. Latest.
Miner caught sharing ex-wife’s private pics in Facebook fantasy chat
A mine worker dad secretly sent saucy images of sex acts with his wife in a Facebook chat. Now, he’s ended up in court.
Search for missing remote lands former boilermaker in court
A former boilermaker has faced court after the search for a missing remote ended in an assault.
‘You can’t sleep at night’: What life is like in ‘lawless’ border town
Terrorised day and night, the frightened residents who live on the lawless streets of a border town have been reduced to praying they won’t be next to have their doors kicked in, cars torched or be assaulted in their own home. They want change and they want it now. Here’s why.
Woman allegedly crashes evading police while four times the limit
It was an unhappy start to the day for a young Stanthorpe woman who allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of more than four times the limit after crashing her car trying to avoid police. MORE HERE.
Southern Downs fire threat eases after ‘prepare to leave’ warning
A fire that threatened the homes of residents and shut the New England Highway south of Warwick as it raged out of control on Sunday has eased overnight.
Highway remains closed as fire warning downgraded
The New England Highway south of Warwick remained closed on Sunday evening amid lingering visibility issues after grassfires were brought under control.
Statewide health facilities on alert after anonymous threat
Specialist police are investigating serious reports of threats to a number of health and medical facilities across the state. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW.
Grandmother’s anguish revealed in trial of man accused of shaking baby
The grandmother of a baby that was allegedly violently shaken by Braiden Shane Spinks has given evidence at his trial, revealing the aftermath of the alleged incident as ‘traumatic’ and remembering the three-month-old as ‘content and chatty’. DETAILS.
The Qld towns living in grip of terrifying crime wave
Crime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
Police sting uncovers alleged ‘cash for demerit points’ fraud scheme
A Warwick man has been charged after a police investigation uncovered an alleged fraud empire spanning three years involving a sophisticated scheme where the 26-year-old allegedly helped motorists dodge $141,000 in fines.
Tiler comes clean over dirty deeds at former family-owned car wash
A Warwick man has been rinsed in court over a sudsy affair that involved the 30-year-old stealing from a car wash formerly owned by his parents. DETAILS HERE.
‘Look holistically’: New inspector’s plans for Southern Downs revealed
The new patrol inspector for our region has been in the top job for 48 hours, and already has some big plans for policing in the region. Here’s what they are.
‘Investigating every avenue’: More details revealed after campsite death
Police are investigating the tragic death of a young woman after a search and rescue at a Southern Downs campground came to a tragic end. DETAILS.
Named: Woman faces court over alleged stabbing
A mother-of-two charged with the alleged stabbing of a man on a Southern Downs property has sobbed as she faced court. Update here.
Young woman charged after man stabbed on rural property
An alleged drawn-out argument on a southern Queensland rural property has ended with a man being stabbed and a young woman in custody.
Dad bashed another man unconscious outside shops
A young dad who bashed a man so severely he was knocked unconscious and hospitalised has faced court. Here’s why he did it.
‘Feel safer’: Crackdown will restore police presence in Southern Downs
Police in the Southern Downs will have an increased presence across our region’s busier areas in a move that will see an increase in uniformed officers visible. Here’s why.
Teen behind 36 alleged crimes in eight days while out on bail
A repeat youth offender allegedly committed 36 crimes in an eight-day period in which Queensland Police were fighting in court to have his bail revoked. WATCH THE VIDEO
Apprentice jockey allegedly stabbed friend with blunt scissors
Rising Queensland horse racing apprentice jockey has been accused of stabbing her friend in the back with a pair of blunt scissors.
Police investigating after construction site targeted in ‘significant’ theft
Police are appealing to the public following a ‘significant’ amount of property was stolen from a construction site in east Warwick in the past week. Here’s what you need to know.
‘Sh** happens’: Widower showed woman dead wife’s clothes, raped her
A retired meatworker has shown “no genuine signs of remorse” for his crime against a female friend he invited over for dinner two months after his wife died before doing the unthinkable. *Distressing.
Crime wrap: No reprieve on Southern Downs roads
It was a long weekend for Southern Downs police and emergency services who responded to multiple incidents, while a number of drivers will face Warwick Magistrates Court for their alleged behaviour behind the wheel. Full details here.
Named: Man charged with arson after allegedly torching home
The identity of a man who police allege tried to burn down a Toowoomba home just as two people were leaving, can be revealed after he spent the night in the watch house. PHOTOS.
Inside harrowing walk-through of couple’s home as police probe baby’s death
With a grieving public hoping for answers into the sudden death of a four-month-old baby this week, a senior detective has revealed the process and challenges investigators now face. SEE VIDEO
Stanthorpe man charged over alleged violent attack on woman
A young woman has faced a terrifying ordeal on a Stanthorpe street after she was allegedly violently attacked. FULL DETAILS HERE.
Alleged bobcat thief leads police on wild pursuit through two states
A police officer was injured after a man allegedly stole a truck carrying a bobcat and drove wildly through the Somerset and Darling Downs regions before heading south over the border.
Man, 84, killed in horror highway rollover
An 84-year-old man has died and an elderly woman has suffered serious injuries after a horror highway crash. It was followed by another on the same highway.
Young aged care worker banned from all pubs after horror brawl
An aged care worker has been banned from all licensed premises in a regional Queensland town after a shocking beer garden brawl that involved drink throwing, hair pulling, and doors being ripped from their tracks.
Named: Young Qld car thief chased, taken down in citizen’s arrest
The identity of a young LandCruiser thief, hunted down and tackled by the victim’s family and friends, can be revealed along with his 15 crimes across the Fraser Coast, Dalby and Brisbane. DETAILS, PHOTOS.
New claims about woman’s shocking nightlife ‘abduction’
A man who police allege picked up a woman outside a Toowoomba nightclub and took her to his home against her will was remanded in custody after the court struggled to find an interpreter.
Crime wrap: Drink drivers, theft continue in the Rose City
The Rose City has yet again been victim to a number of serious crimes in the past week. See the latest here.
‘Never forgotten’: Tributes for woman found dead in her front yard
Shock has hit a Toowoomba suburb as tributes flow for a woman who was found dead in the front yard of her house along one of the city’s busiest streets.
Father-son duo lit fires across Tara that caused $200k in damage
A father and son who lit a spate of fires on the Western Downs that caused significant damage have been sentenced in Dalby District Court. FULL STORY HERE.
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.
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.
‘Killed a sheep’: Pet-stabbing roofer’s reason for new knife crime
A roofer and saleyards worker, previously convicted of stabbing a friend’s pet dog, has returned to court after his latest knife antics raised “a great deal of suspicion”.
Truckie jailed for eight years after smashing into group of club riders
A Qld man who crashed into six motorbike riders in northern NSW – killing one man and injuring several more – has been slammed by a judge and locked up for eight years. Here’s how the tragedy happened.
Dashcam plea amid grim task to ID truckie killed in hwy crash
Police are appealing for more information about a fiery crash which claimed the life of a truck driver whose semi-trailer jackknifed near the border in the state’s southwest. LATEST.
Police investigating after stolen car found burnt out after pursuit
Detectives are investigating after a BMW was found burnt out after a pursuit east of Warwick over the weekend, which was one of many incidents involving allegedly stolen cars and break-ins.
‘Keep mum off drugs’: Man in court over emails sent to one-year-old
A Warwick man’s alcohol problem has caused nothing but trouble after he was hauled before court for sending an abusive email to a one-year-old child.
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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