Brazen bandit steals from church and tourism volunteers
A burglar has admitted breaking into a church building and stole from a rector before stealing from a volunteer-run tourist attraction society on the North Coast.
Police & Courts
Elderly woman seriously injured after Pacific Motorway crash
Police are investigating after a car filled with four people crashed into a tree near Ballina – resulting in a 97-year-old woman being flown to hospital in a serious condition.
Revenge-seeking kidnapper sentenced over horror axe attack
A Northern Rivers kidnapper who tempted a 17-year-old girl into a car, forced her to get out at a nearby town and tried to run her down while a co-offender chased her with an axe, has learnt her fate.
Repeat offender returns to jail after 35km cop chase
A Northern Rivers man who took police on a wild 35-kilometre chase through several suburbs of Lismore and found with a 30cm silver blade and boxcutters has been jailed.
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‘Long time coming’: $28m Byron precinct for police, firefighters
A $28 million police and firefighter precinct has been announced for the heart of Byron Bay to make sure emergency services can keep up with growing demand.
‘Disheartening’: War memorial vandalised weeks from Xmas
A war memorial has been vandalised in the Northern Rivers weeks from Christmas. An RSL secretary expressed his disappointment and says he is “sick” of the “ridiculous” damage being done in town.
‘I’m so sorry’: Rape accused denies apology was linked to attack
A Northern Rivers builder who denies raping a woman amid an alcohol and cocaine-fuelled party told a jury he was just “being a friend” to a mentally unstable person when he “apologised”.
‘I told you ‘no’ not just once’: Builder denies party rape
A Northern Rivers builder is on trial accused of waking up a woman by masturbating in her face and trying to rape her after a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled party.
Police hunt for boys behind shock stabbing attack
Police are working to track down two teen boys after a woman was stabbed in an early morning attack outside a Northern Rivers home. Here’s the latest.
Former teacher, child groomer has case stalled after lawyer’s bungle
A disgraced former Lismore primary school teacher who used a carriage service to groom a child for sex has had his sentencing delayed thanks to his lawyer’s “backward” and “inefficient” methods.
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”.
Mum’s alleged murder case hits roadblock
The man accused of murdering northern NSW mum-of-three Sarah Miles allegedly gave only partial consent to a forensic procedure for police to collect his DNA, complicating further proceedings.
‘You’re dead’: NDIS worker threatens to slit pub patron’s throat
A disability support worker threatened to slit a patron’s throat at a popular Northern Rivers pub after she was previously caught driving with cocaine, meth and cannabis in her system.
Alleged mushie trip rapist remains free after jury deliberates
An alleged rapist from Victoria who denied preying on a woman during a “magic mushie” trip involving a pet goat near Byron Bay continues to walk free after a jury were unable to reach a verdict.
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