Another appeal after savage attack on elderly ex-police officer
A Casino woman has appealed a jail-term after she encouraged a group attack on a 76-year-old ex-cop, punched the man and smashed his phone in a Lismore street. Here’s the latest.
A Casino woman has appealed a jail-term after she encouraged a group attack on a 76-year-old ex-cop, punched the man and smashed his phone in a Lismore street. Here’s the latest.
A brazen northern NSW robber held victims at gunpoint, locked them in a safe and stole more than $41,000 in a business heist – before he rode off to buy a roast chook, new threads and an acai bowl.
An alleged Mongols bikie has been refused bail after a roadside stop by police on the Qld-New South Wales border yielded a commercial quantity of MDMA, cocaine, cash and a knife.
An inquest into the horrendous death of a northern NSW mother due to traumatic head injuries has heard she agreed when asked if her boyfriend “did this”. Possible criminal charges have now been flagged.
A 17-year-old boy has died in hospital after he suffered critical injuries in a single-vehicle crash in the state’s north.
A man has been jailed after he hit a cyclist while driving on the wrong side of the road and fled during a four-day ice and alcohol bender – leaving her with catastrophic injuries and ongoing pain.
Two teenage boys were busted driving a stolen car and crashed it into a fence following an alleged police pursuit in northern NSW. Here’s what we know.
Police allege a northern NSW man raped a woman seven times over a three-year period and broke into her home to choke her.
A man hearing voices who “plunged” into the back of a police car and injured an officer had his charges dismissed in court. Here’s why.
A Papua New Guinea national and travelling miner who stabbed her girlfriend in the neck with a kitchen knife in a Byron Bay home before attacking her again weeks later has been jailed.
A “cannabis clouded” pedophile who molested a child has a history of similar offending but he believes he does not have a problem, a northern NSW court heard.
A group of migrant Vietnamese workers busted tending a $30m cannabis crop in rural northern NSW were watched by police for months before their arrest, a court has heard.
A northern NSW dad covered for his 18-year-old son when questioned by police about the murder of 17-year-old Ned Gronow. Now, the father has walked from court, enraging Ned’s loved ones.
After a predator was nabbed grooming a “14-year-old girl”, an undercover cop, officers uncovered a stash of child sex abuse material – including images of men tormenting toddlers. Warning: Graphic
A Northern Rivers woman has been accused of attacking her neighbour with a metal curtain rod and then threatening to slash her throat with a knife, escalating a dispute.
A man on bail allegedly lunged at a beachgoer with a screwdriver on a northern NSW beach while disguising his face, a court has heard. Here’s what we know.
Police allege a Qld man fired bullets into a northern NSW home in a drive-by shooting – narrowly missing a child’s head – after a drug and gun deal went bad. Two more men have already been sentenced.
Police have hit three men and two women with charges after a wild brawl reportedly involving up to 60 people – and a gun – in northern NSW. Here’s what we know.
A kidnapper busted with a freshly-fired short-barrelled shotgun took a man to a bikie clubhouse in Lismore where he allegedly threatened to skin him in the bush.
A woman has been accused of kicking a police officer and attacking a security guard when she was turfed out of a Byron Bay CBD venue. Here’s what we know.
A Lismore mother has avoided a conviction being recorded after being found guilty in court of hitting her seven-year-old son with a kitchen utensil when he “misbehaved”.
A northern NSW man has faced court after he slammed his 4WD – kitted out with a bulbar – into a cyclist before he fled the scene. She has now been left with horrific, lasting injuries.
A 44-year-old man has been charged in relation to the theft of 102 copper plaques from a cemetery in the state’s north. Here’s the latest.
A low IQ man who allegedly broke into a Northern Rivers home and raped a woman has been declared mentally fit to stand trial.
A Northern Rivers driver charged over the car crash death of a farmer on a major highway now has to find new lawyers just weeks away from trial.
A man who followed a young woman onto her parents property in a road rage incident then stabbed her father in a fight the next day had his conviction appeal dismissed. Here’s the details.
An 18-year-old North Coast man has faced court after a trip to the beach resulted in him exiting his BMW and launching a vicious roadside assault on an older man.
A woman protesting an already-approved housing estate has been charged, prompting an ex-magistrate to ask why cops acted at the bidding of developers – but a frustrated CEO has hit back.
A North Coast man is fighting to get out of jail after trying to stab an ex-cop with a large shard of glass in a horrifying random attack during a meth-fuelled haze.
A magistrate has slammed two teens who bashed a man and filmed the violence soon after their victim emerged from using cocaine at a Byron Bay park toilet block.
A former police officer who heard smashing sounds outside his home was confronted by four people – one of whom tried to stab him with a large shard of glass in a terrifying attack, a court has heard.
A father of five was busted behind the wheel drinking from a can of Jim Beam Bourbon and cola without a licence. Here’s what we know.
A North Coast man has faced justice after an appalling DV attack in which he used a makeshift leash to drag a woman by the neck into a supermarket as bystanders watched on in horror.
A man jailed over the theft of knives and shellfish – which go for a pretty penny on the menu – from an exclusive Byron hotel says he only wanted to have a luxury meal overlooking Wategos Beach.
A group of seven Byron Shire protesters arrested during a rally at the contentious Wallum development site have had charges largely thrown out in court. Here’s what happened.
Police have launched a homicide investigation and released CCTV footage of a “chase” moments before four people were killed in a horrific northern NSW ute crash – while heartbroken family have spoken out.
A pedestrian left in intensive care after she was hit by a car at Byron Bay says her arm was essentially “snapped in half” by the impact. it comes as the council has been investigating road lighting upgrades.
A Northern Rivers man jailed after being busted with nunchucks, a crossbow, gun parts, a gel blaster and more than 600g of cannabis was previously caught with a loaded Glock pistol while in a stolen car, a court heard.
A Ballina Shire Councillor has spoken up about the “worrying” increase in break-ins and youth crime in the Northern Rivers – while police urge the public to check their CCTV footage. Here’s the latest.
Police in the north have joined forces to crack down on DV in an operation targeting alleged high-risk offenders. One man has already pleaded guilty to breaching an AVO and stalking, among other charges.
A North Coast meth addict supplied a gun to a man later targeted in a drive-by shooting in the state’s north, a court has heard. Here’s what we know.
Police allege a North Coast drug dealer has been busted with a haul of unregistered guns. Here’s what we know.
A man charged with brutally murdering his partner after her battered body was found in a North Coast laneway more than a year ago remains before the courts. Here’s the latest.
It’s quite a shellfish act – a man busted into a luxe hotel Byron hotel and nabbed a bag of seafood as well as several knives, brazenly flipping off security cameras as he made a meal. Now, he’s faced court.
A North Coast police officer says he was nearly drowned by a fugitive in a dirty canal, but a defence lawyer says the incident was more like being dumped by a wave in the surf. Here’s the latest.
Police had repeated run-ins with an aggressive rough sleeper who threatened fast food restaurant workers and police, a North Coast court has heard. Here’s what happened.
A drink driver who mowed down two elderly women – one later dying from her injuries – has pleaded guilty in a North Coast court. Here’s the latest.
Police have accused two boys, 16, of threatening staff at a North Coast shop with weapons before making off with cash in a stolen car. It comes after a raft of similar alleged youth crimes.
A North Coast man previously caught selling meth to sex workers – who claimed an illicit cache of weapons was used to clean up the streets – has now slammed a gate into a cop’s face. Here’s the latest.
A so-called “animal-lover” has faced a North Coast court for cruelty after she was filmed kicking a puppy and pulling it off its feet during a walk. The dog was “yelping” and “whimpering”.
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