Key report holds up truck driver’s driving death charge
The man allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed Steve Loveland in Tiaro last year has had another delay in court.
Police & Courts
Violent robber, fraudster jailed for 40 crimes in bruising crime spree
A dad who helped rob a teenager at gunpoint and bashed an old man also nearly ran over four police officers while trying to escape in a stolen car.
Abusive plasterer tries to grab cops’ guns after attacking partner
An abusive man who tackled the mother of his child to the ground before trying to take the guns off police who came to help her then tried to goad them into shooting him.
Boy attacks stranger with machete because of how he looked at him
CCTV has captured the moment in broad daylight a 15-year-old boy pulled a machete out of his pants at a busy Qld tourist strip and cut a man’s arm to the bone because he “didn’t like the way he looked at him”.
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Watch: ‘Drifting’ teens hang out window as hoon smashes into fence
The owner of a Qld diesel business wants hoons to “own up” to their costly risk-taking after his workshop was damaged for the second time in weeks by out-of-control drivers. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Hitchhiker found safe after four day search at Bargara
The search for a hitchhiker last seen at Bargara, near Bundaberg, has ended with the man being found safe.
Qld man allegedly poses as bank worker in $17k scam
A young Ipswich man has been charged with fraud after allegedly posing as a bank employee in an attempt to swindle thousands from a Fraser Coast resident as part of a wider scam.
‘Grief sits heavy like a stone’: Heartbreak over dad’s sudden death
A beloved 34-year-old dad-of-two has been farewelled following his shock death during an emotional funeral service in Hervey Bay.
‘Significant weapon’: Spray painter dad disguises knife as torch
A father of two who was stopped by police while riding his scooter had a knife hidden in a torch. It wasn’t the only item which got him into trouble.
‘In pain all the time’: Qld woman’s double hip hell in waitlist limbo
Living in agony a retired public servant still can’t get an initial referral to see an orthopedic surgeon despite intervention from her local MP’s office and Qld Health’s 90-day deadline expiring months ago.
‘Dumb s**t’: Teenager punches girl in public toilet cubicle
A magistrate has slammed a teenager’s act of “gratuitous street violence” after she punched another girl in the face at a public toilet block.
Delays after two-car crash at busy intersection
Emergency crews are at the scene of a crash which is causing traffic delays in busy afternoon traffic at Hervey Bay.
Security guard’s ‘nonsense’ excuses for 500+ vile child files
A former Qld firefighter turned security guard, now out of a job after being caught with child exploitation material, tried to tell police he’d been “hacked”. His other excuse wasn’t much better.
Named: Abuser’s frightening photo, texts before ‘bloody nose’ attack
A Hervey Bay man already had a history of abusing his ex-partner when he peppered her with messages before turning up and punching her multiple times at her house.
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