How a pair of gloves brought down shopping centre raider
Discarded gloves, CCTV footage and incriminating travel patterns have sent an unrepentant shopping centre raider to prison. Here’s the latest from court.
Police & Courts
Free birth horror: Birth keepers face extended ban
Two Mid-North Coast women face ongoing restrictions as a court case against them continues into the circumstances surrounding an infant boy’s death near Coffs Harbour.
Boardwalk rampage accused freed on bail
A man charged with assaulting four people and a dog, including an elderly man who sustained a broken collar bone, on a Mid-North Coast boardwalk has been granted bail.
KFC brawl: Man who threw first punch walks free
A jury took less than an hour to return a not guilty verdict for a man accused of using an offensive weapon – a guitar capo – in a wild brawl outside a Northern Rivers KFC restaurant.
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Man strangles woman, threatens to kill her while driving
A former cattle station worker has been behind bars for more than a year after drunkenly attacking a woman who was driving him to a hospital appointment.
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.
Livestock over lock up: Farmer bailed on drug, fireworks charges
A northern NSW farmer has been granted bail to tend to his flock rather than his alleged crop as he stands accused of being busted with close to 500 cannabis plants, illegal fireworks and ammo.
Company stung after breaching fire ants protocol
A Queensland landscaping supply company has been fined after delivering up to 152 loads of potentially deadly fire ant carrying material across the border to NSW – including to two schools.
Toy gun bank hold-up accused in court after alleged armed break-in
A man accused of holding up a bank with a toy gun is back in court facing allegations he committed an armed break and enter police claim happened two weeks before the alleged heist attempt.
Man denies attacking pregnant woman with shovel
A North Coast man who allegedly hit his then-pregnant partner on the head with a shovel, causing her to faint and be rushed to hospital for stitches, has pleaded not guilty. Read the latest from court.
Dealer told cops he sold ‘gold, spices’, not weed after roomie raid
A Northern Rivers drug dealer caught with a haul of cannabis told cops he was dealing “gold, silver and spices” – not drugs – after his roommate was subject to a raid targeted at finding guns.
Hailstorm of hits: Man jailed after brutal bus stop bashing
A Northern NSW man has been jailed after launching a sustained and “extremely violent” attack which included repeated punches to the head and kicks to the face after the victim had already hit the concrete.
Duo charged after men, boy allegedly kidnapped
A duo has fronted court after two men and a young boy were allegedly kidnapped in the state’s north. Here’s what we know.
Peaceful pow-wow gone wrong after hippie knife threat
An armed Byron Shire man entered a hippie drum circle and threatened to stab a peace-loving dancer before he was arrested and bit a cop. Here’s how he was dealt with in court.
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