Teen wakes, scares elderly woman in retirement home crime spree
A Qld youth’s crime late night break-in crime spree left one woman in shock when she woke to find him standing in her room, a court has heard.
A Qld youth’s crime late night break-in crime spree left one woman in shock when she woke to find him standing in her room, a court has heard.
A regional Qld businessman who accused police of unlawful arrest and conspiracy has lost his claim against them, with the Supreme Court revealing extraordinary new details about his behaviour in another civil matter.
A man has blamed his ADHD medication and being over stretched with work for a prolific stealing spree in which he swiped items from businesses stretching from Gympie to Gladstone.
A man who stole a car while in the company of others has faced court after making an extraordinary decision when he realised he ‘didn’t want to be there’, a court has heard.
A judge has rebuked the actions of a young Brisbane rapist who he said, “only stopped because a witness disturbed him”.
An engineer who stormed a houseboat in a popular tourist haven and violently bashed the couple who owned it claims he did so because he was being taunted over his race.
A Maryborough court was closed and people placed in a ‘safe room’ after a man who was there for a peace and good behaviour application created a public disturbance.
Deep in drug-induced psychosis, a stalker terrorised his Qld neighbours for more than a year, causing one to quit night shift work and making the family feel like they could not go outdoors. DETAILS.
Court can be shocking and mundane, but sometimes it also brings a rare moment of humility and compassion while shining a light on societal issues, Carlie Walker writes.
A Maryborough man is facing numerous serious charges including dangerous driving, torture and deprivation of liberty.
The devastating circumstances of a repeat public nuisance offender has come out in a Queensland courtroom as he admitted to terrorising residents with swear words in the heart of a small town.
Whimsically named the Bumble Bee room, a quiet space in a childcare centre became the backdrop for a tragedy which devastated a two-year-old’s family and landed the business in court.
Records from three telcos are needed in the case against a teen charged with the murder and burglary of a man whose body was discovered in a burnt out shed, rare access to the Children’s Court has revealed.
Emergency crews have taken a man to the Hervey Bay Hospital after part of his Fraser Coast home went up in flames.
A catastrophic crane accident which left a Qld construction worker with gruesome head injuries has been detailed in court documents as the safety watchdog slams alleged qualification and exclusion zone breaches.
A woman in her 40s had to be airlifted 5km from the scene of a serious crash in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning because of thick fog. Update:
A spray painter and serial abuser who struck again less than a month after getting out of jail sent his victim multiple threatening and harassing messages, including photos of his penis and threats to publish nude photos of her if she did not reciprocate.
A man who held Fraser Coast police at bay for about an hour after refusing to leave his home has admitted to possessing a knife in the shape of a credit card and a replica gun.
A rollover near Bundaberg involving two women and two toddlers has left one of the women trapped and with spinal injuries, and another with head injuries.
A Queensland concreter’s attempts to steal 1000L of fuel from a construction site on the $1 billion Gympie Bypass before being chased by the police dog squad came to a tendon-exposing end.
Delays are expected on the Bruce Hwy between Gympie and Maryborough on Saturday afternoon following a crash, the second in the same stretch where a man was flown to hospital a day earlier.
A disgraced Queensland school teacher now working in a different job has confessed to the indecent treatment of a nine-year-old female student in his care. *DISTRESSING CONTENT
A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced over a serious New Year’s Eve rollover on K’gari that almost resulted in one of his passengers losing an arm.
Police have released new details about a dramatic crash involving a 4WD and motorbike on the Tin Can Bay Road which left the young rider so badly hurt he was airlifted in the rescue chopper.
Plans to build an 18-storey Sheraton resort in Hervey Bay are up in the air with a conservation group fighting to stop it in its tracks, saying its excessive height will have a major impact on the environment.
Paramedics have rushed a man to hospital after he suffered life-threatening injuries while riding his motorbike on the Bruce Highway at the Fraser Coast.
As police searched for a wanted person, their hunt came to a halt when a man stood in a hallway with his arms outstretched and refusing to let the officers into his home while the wanted person made his escape.
He wasn’t allowed within 50m of his former partner’s home but police discovered him hiding under a blanket.
A 28-year-old man will remain in jail for the next year after grooming one teenage girl over Instagram and raping another, all while claiming to be a teenager himself.
Police have revealed in court the next steps for investigators leading the probe into the alleged manslaughter of a much-loved Hervey Bay mum who died in a hit and run.
Police were called to the scene of an alleged siege in Maryborough after reports of shots fired, with streets in the area being locked down.
As an investigation continues into a ute crash that left a man fighting for life, police have revealed more details about the driver.
A man charged with the murder of his former partner, a much-loved mum of four, has found out what he can expect next in his case.
The Hervey Bay Pump Track had its grand opening last Friday, and was damaged by someone doing burnouts the very next day. CCTV footage captured the destructive act and police are investigating.
Emergency services in Maryborough raced to locate two children who became stuck in a drain on Dunn Street after reportedly climbing inside.
Emergency crews have rushed to a fully submerged ute in a causeway and police warn drivers not to attempt to cross flooded roads. DETAILS
Police are investigating the torching overnight of a white ute, suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run on the Fraser Coast that left a woman in her 20s with minor injuries.
Fresh insight into the holiday park stabbing death of a young Queensland man, allegedly at the hands of a 14-year-old girl, can be revealed.
The identity of a man allegedly killed by a teen in a stabbing in Hervey Bay has been revealed.
A man who ‘cowardly’ attacked the mother of his children while she was breastfeeding has been sentenced over the ‘horrible violence’. Read what else he did.
Police were called to the busy Hervey Bay esplanade after reports a homeless man was abusing the public. But his behaviour when told to move on has landed him in court.
A Fraser Coast car salesman who lied about his earnings to reduce the child support he had to pay his former wife did so because he wanted to cause her financial hardship, according to court documents.
Throughout the sweeping operation, police executed 74 search warrants, 91 hotspot patrols, and 44 bail/curfew compliance checks, arresting a total of 402 people.
A Bundaberg man who went on a six-month crime spree across the Bundaberg region has fronted court via a video link from the Maryborough Correctional Centre.
Specialist police officers have swooped on dozens of homes across the Wide Bay and Burnett, arresting 300+ people and seizing multiple illegal drugs and guns, as well as $300,000 in cash. Full details here:
A heartbroken father has spoken out for the first time about the loss of his daughter in a triple fatal crash in Maryborough caused by a 13-year-old behind the wheel of a stolen car.
A man unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade in a Maryborough public street, drawing the ire of a business owner, but his actions have been explained in court.
A beloved son and father with the ‘biggest smile’ has been identified after a tragic death in custody incident in Maryborough.
A police informant previously targeted by prisoners has landed back in the lion’s den after a series of stupid crimes which involved stashing a syringe in his backside.
Two women have faced court after prison guards found ‘restricted items’ in each of their cars while they were parked at the Maryborough jail.
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