Labourer notches up fourth DUI while awaiting drug results
A labourer told police he’d done cocaine just before he was picked up for his fourth drink-driving offence trying to give his drunk mate a lift home, a court has heard.
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Grounded: Tobacco tsar stopped with $600k cash, machetes
A tobacco tsar allegedly stopped with $600,000 cash and two machetes has been banned from going on a first-class holiday to Greece after a magistrate ruled he was too much of a flight risk.
Accused fatal sibling driver has ‘medical episode’ before court
A suspended driver, 20, charged over a crash that killed her brother, 17, before allegedly fleeing the scene, could not face court for the first time. Here’s why.
Man denies firebombing four-wheel drive
A man has denied using an incendiary device to torch a four-wheel drive on the Central Coast.
‘I got to cave her skull in’: Chilling confession to hammer attack
A junkie told police she was “devo’d” and “spewin” that a woman she had bludgeoned with a claw hammer had survived the horrific attack, which left her victim with permanent brain damage, a court has heard.
Woman led police on chase in stolen car with paper rego plates
A serial offender, who had not long been out of jail, led police on a cat-and-mouse pursuit in a stolen car fitted with paper number plates, a court has heard.
‘They’ve seen the bruises’: Mum admits hiding child abuse
A Central Coast mum could not explain why she turned a blind eye to the horrific abuse of her child that left the toddler severely disabled, a court has heard.
Tradie’s kidnap excuse after being caught making ‘ice’
A chippy said he was forced into “cooking” meth after a mystery “Mr R” threatened to kidnap his brother if he didn’t pay off a drug debt. But here’s why his wild excuse went up in smoke.
Ex-prosecutor charged with being armed with intent
A former cop went around to her ex-husband’s place allegedly armed with two large kitchen knives just hours after being released from custody for making drunken threats, a court has heard.
Swan dive: Disgraced accountant ‘targeted’ vulnerable fraud victims
A disgraced accountant, who ripped off 128 clients to the tune of nearly $600,000, has admitted on the witness stand he targeted vulnerable people who wouldn’t “ask questions”.
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