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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‘Nothing untoward’: Priest denies sexual assault during sleepover
A northern NSW priest has denied sexually abusing a boy and using “naughty behaviours” like drinking and smoking to make the alleged victim feel he could not speak up. Here’s the latest.
‘Burnt out’: Alarm bells as frontline cops battle ‘worrying’ understaffing
NSW Police faces ongoing chronic understaffing and a concerned union boss says the state is losing officers “faster than we can recruit them”. But Commissioner Karen Webb is adamant the public is not at risk.
DNA linked wanted man to rural property raid: police
A Tenterfield man allegedly broke into a rural North Coast property and stole more than $15,000 of items before DNA was linked to him. But the accused has connected the find to work at the home.
Priest, ex-police chaplain fighting historical child sex abuse charges
A Catholic priest and former police chaplain is on trial in a Lismore court for alleged historical child sexual assault in northern NSW. Warning: Graphic content
‘Psychopath’: Inmate threatens woman before alleged motel siege
An inmate threatened to attack a woman, saying “you haven’t seen a psychopath yet”, months before he allegedly held her hostage during a six-hour North Coast motel siege.
‘Grave crime:’ Man jailed over stabbing death in KFC car park
The young man who stabbed Canberra teen Lachlan ‘Lachie’ Andrews to death during a brawl at a Northern Rivers KFC has been sentenced to jail but could be out on parole as early as February. Here’s the sentence.
Farmer crash death accused to take Covid claim to trial
The trial of a North Coast man who has blamed a “Covid-induced blackout” for a horror crash which snatched the life of a much-loved local farmer is up in the air. Here’s the latest.
‘Gangbangs’: ‘Disgusting’ fake revenge ad lands man in court
As an act of revenge, a builder posted a fake online ad depicting a woman being available for sexual services, resulting in her receiving a barrage of proposals for sex – including “gangbangs”.
Tenant struck landlord with axe handle more than 15 times
A Northern Rivers tenant who brutally bashed his older landlord with an axe handle, accusing him of trying to steal his girlfriend, has tried to have his jail-term slashed.
Protesters fail ‘sacred’ fire pit re-entry near development site
Protesters have failed a bid to regain access to a “sacred” fire pit bordering a housing site in the Byron Shire – after they allegedly chained themselves to equipment to prevent construction.
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