Covid stress leads to sawmill worker’s crime spree
A sawmill worker with no criminal history soon found himself in strife when he committed a series of offences after he became homeless during Covid.
Police & Courts
ICED OUT: Why cocaine is new king of meth-scarred cities
Meth’s decade-long reign of Queensland’s drug scene is over as experts warn white powder power is rising in its place. MAPPED HOTSPOTS, DRUG CRIMS NAMED
Trainer in court for ripping off Cash Converters
A desperate freelancer’s decision to exchange stolen batteries worth hundreds at Cash Converters has cost him nearly four times their value in penalties.
Woman dead after car becomes submerged in water
A dramatic rescue operation unfolded where a submerged vehicle left one woman dead.
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‘Untimely demise’: Woman’s chilling letter before alleged rapist’s bail
So afraid she’d be killed by the man charged with choking, strangling and raping her, a woman left a letter for her family, a court heard. Now, he’s out on bail.
Investigation launched after vicious highway assault
A man has been rushed to hospital after a vicious assault in a small Qld town left him with serious head injuries.
Watch: Pialba man charged after knife found at shopping centre
A police operation of scanning hundreds of people across the region’s shopping centres, public transport and pubs has yielded a number of charges.
‘I’m not a person without him’: Crash victim’s mother speaks out
After the sudden and tragic loss of her only son, a Qld mother opens up about the close bond they shared and speaks out about the heartbreaking incident.
Drunk woman found under blanket on patio after mistaken identity
Drunk and grieving, a woman turned up at a home she was banned from visiting, demanding to be let in. Things only got worse from there.
Terrifying moment tables, chairs thrown across Guzman y Gomez
Police were forced to taser a man in a regional city besieged by unruly behaviour when he went on a rampage at a family restaurant and tried to force his way into a woman’s car.
Supermarket screamer in court as CBD strife shocks Premier
As the Premier held crisis talks with frightened business owners and community leaders over anti-social misery in Maryborough’s CBD, a key instigator returned to court.
Scenes ‘never seen’ in proud country town shock Premier
Qld Premier David Crisafulli says he has “never seen” scenes as bad as what were unfolding in Maryborough, forcing he and local LNP MP John Barounis to speak directly to those affected.
Dad goes to rehab, away from bad influence after meth bust
A dad who was deep in drug addiction has gone to rehab and moved cities to beat his habit.
Man sets fire to woman’s car in disturbing DV incident
A man who calmly drove to a service station and filled a jerry can with petrol went onto use it in a potentially ‘catastrophic’ arson incident against his ex-girlfriend, a court has heard.
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