Motorbike vs. kangaroo crash sends rider to hospital
A motorbike rider in his 30s has been hurt after a crash with a kangaroo.
Police & Courts
Ex-army man’s driving blue after booze and Origin footy
A man who previously worked for the Australian Defence Force got behind the wheel after drinking and watching State of Origin footy and it ended badly.
Drunk driver’s strange defences for illegal acts
A man with a history of drink driving told a court he had not had an accident in 60 years of driving, among other things.
Busted: More Gladstone drink or drug drivers face court
Seven drug drivers were among the latest traffic offenders to face Gladstone court to get their punishments. SEE THE LIST.
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‘Dignified farewell’ fundraiser for little Sophia’s murderer mum
A controversial campaign to help fund a funeral for Lauren Flanigan who died in jail after stabbing her three-year-old daughter to death and a public campaign on “systemic failures” has raised thousands.
Train driver’s astonishing cocaine habit revealed after mega bust
His lawyer asked the court to find him “drug dependent” which the Supreme court judge said was “a frightening prospect”. Read the outcome here.
REVEALED: The unseen material handed over before inquest ordered
Courtney Anderson’s father has revealed the documents the family hand-delivered the Attorney-General before her call for an inquest into his daughter’s tragic death.
‘I naively thought my daughter was safe in her bedroom – how wrong I was’
A shattered mother has described how her child fell victim to an insidious online sex predator whose identity and sick crimes can be revealed. *Distressing
‘Going to end up dead’: Woman ‘horse kicks’ cop amid kill threats
On a cocktail of meth and marijuana, this Central Qld woman caused a two-hour ruckus at a boarding house, threatening to “kill everyone” including the police who turned up to intervene.
Woman in trouble for public nudity, throwing punches at cops
A Central Queensland woman who exposed herself in public before throwing punches at police, also threatened to kill a Department of Housing staffer.
Named: 15 Gladstone thieves exposed for their crimes
Woolworths, Bunnings, BCF and even Ergon Energy were among the businesses to fall victim to these Gladstone region thieves.
‘$12 a kilo’: Copper wire crim’s ‘concerted effort’ to hit businesses
A man who police say made ‘a concerted effort’ to get copper wire and cables from Central Queensland businesses has faced court where it was revealed how he was profiting from his crimes.
Inquest ordered over the tragic death of Courtney Anderson
“New information” provided to the Attorney-General about a Qld woman who died of “catastrophic injuries” after she exited a moving car, has convinced her to make an incredible call.
Eerie twist as Pheobe tragedy adds to tiny town’s haunting history
As teddies and flowers fill the street, Gin Gin locals have spoken about the terrible toll on their town where Pheobe was tragically not the first missing teen girl to meet a devastating end.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/gladstone/police-courts/page/10