Skipper sails from sea to cell after alleged DV assault
The only horizons this commercial fisherman will be scanning for the time being will be through prison bars as he stands accused of a “very serious” violent DV assault captured on mobile phone.
Police & Courts
Poolside pot plot: Cops catch sleepy stoner’s giant dope plant
What started as an unrelated police visit turned into a drug bust after the waft of weed led officers to sniff out a giant cannabis plant and more, with the accused pleading guilty in court.
Wiretaps, witness protection and man found bashed in kiddie pool
A man has been sentenced after a police phone tap exposed a chilling kidnapping plot just in time to save a victim from a potential “hot shot” execution and bush burial after he was found bashed and bloodied in a child’s inflatable pool.
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‘Stabbed in the neck’: Woman charged with attempted murder
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the attempted murder of a man known to her on the state’s Mid-North Coast after police responded to reports of a stabbing.
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‘Sore and sorry:’ Missing hiker found after four-day search
A missing hiker has been found alive, feeling a “bit sore and sorry for himself” after walking up to 10km in heavy terrain, following an extensive four-day search on the far North Coast.
Shopping centre raider sprays cops after verdict
A jury deliberated for less than 24 hours before finding an Alstonville man guilty of an after-hours shopping centre crime spree targeting nine premises north of Coffs Harbour.
Rapist free on bail after preying on ‘very drunk’ woman at pub
A young Coffs man free on bail in Sydney has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman after they danced at a pub. Here’s what we know.
‘Robocop’ Ex-officer has assault charges dropped
Coffs Harbour man and former police officer Travis Paul Pocock, 40, has been found not guilty of six assault charges but two matters remain before the court. Here’s what happened.
Sick would-be smuggler begs for cosy custody ahead of sentencing
A Mid-North Coast man who tried to help smuggle heroin into Australia from Malaysia has asked to go to jail early while he awaits sentencing, but fears the worst for his health with ongoing “rectal bleeding”.
Mechanic beat, smothered noisy neighbour to death
A former mechanic with schizophrenia brutally killed his neighbour by bludgeoning him with a brick and smothering him with a pillow – but has been found not criminally responsible.
Violent crook out of jail by Xmas after brutal bashing
A Coffs man struck a woman in the back of the head with a knife handle during a shocking attack – but his violent criminal record won’t stop him getting out of jail before Christmas.
‘Is my head bleeding?’: Gathering turns ugly after savage attack
A Coffs Coast gathering fuelled by alcohol and music went south when a young woman told the group “this b-tch isn’t staying here” before she launched a vicious attack.
Ex-cop’s ‘unusual’ bid to conceal identity refused in court
A former Coffs/Clarence police officer charged with illegally modifying restricted data has failed to have his name suppressed via a non-publication order.
Teen repeatedly stabbed in Coffs group attack
Police have called on the public to help after an 18-year-old was “stabbed multiple times” as he tried to flee from a group in Coffs Harbour. Here’s the latest.
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