Stepdad’s ‘misguided’ sex-ed method after boy gets first phone
After his stepson was given a mobile phone for his birthday, a Qld man put it to use in a way which would end in criminal charges.
Police & Courts
Qld cop suspended after being charged with ‘serious assault’
A Qld police officer has been suspended and faces two charges following an alleged altercation. DETAILS.
‘Pure heroin’: Inside latest case against shot drug dealer’s brother
High-profile criminal brothers have been pictured outside a Qld court – one adding to his 19-page rap sheet and the other, who recently survived a gunshot wound to the head, showing up for moral support.
Pregnant mum-of-four bites cops in drug-fuelled rampage
A pregnant woman was on a cocktail of drugs when she violently attacked two police officers who were trying to help her. DETAILS
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‘Senseless’: Graffiti vandals cover esplanade
Police are investigating after graffiti has been painted across the Bargara Esplanade just days before the start of the Easter school holidays and an influx of families and holiday makers. PHOTOS
Ear-tearing vigilante’s wild ‘rapist’ claims after bashing homeless man
A brutal vigilante with a history of torture and kidnapping who nearly took a homeless man’s ear off with a metal pole has been booted from court in dramatic scenes – yelling, “you’re making me look like a monster for fighting bad guys”.
Media and public thanked as missing Bundaberg man found
An extensive appeal to the public has led police to the whereabouts of a Bundaberg North man, reported missing on Monday. DETAILS
Minister claims latest police data proves new LNP crime laws work
The state government has issued a statement that between December 2024 and the end of February 2025, car thefts across the North Coast policing region – which includes Moreton, the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay Burnett – dropped 15.4%.
Grandfather found not guilty of raping 11-year-old girl
A jury has acquitted a Gympie man aged in his 50s of plying his young step-granddaughter with alcohol and then raping her.
Four injured in two-vehicle collision on Cedars Rd
Four people are being assessed for minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash in South Kolan.
Named: 51-year-old charged with lighting unit complex fire
A Bundaberg man has been charged with starting the fire that gutted a unit complex on Monday and forced the evacuation of 20 people. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Police blitz exposes drink, drug drivers as four lives lost in four days
More than 5000 drivers have been breath tested for drugs and alcohol across the Wide Bay and Burnett in a police blitz that coincided with the tragic deaths of four people in as many days.
‘Be careful, pr*ck’: Online dispute escalates to frightening confrontation
Police are investigating allegations that the online harassment of a Bundaberg father with thousands of social media followers turned into a frightening incident at his own home.
Six witnesses to be called as farmer faces deadly punch hearing
A hearing to determine whether there’s enough evidence against a young farmer charged over the pub punch death of a father of six will be held on the Fraser Coast.
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