Man charged, child hospitalised after two separate crashes into poles
A child and woman were injured and a man was charged after a car hit a pole in one of two accidents that saw different drivers’ vehicles collide with poles in Central Qld.
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Three teens in car rollover after swerving to avoid kangaroo
Three teenagers were taken to hospital after their car rolled on a rural road in the Rockhampton region when the driver swerved to avoid hitting a kangaroo. UPDATES.
Named: Karate champ charged with stalking after police chase
The identity of a Queensland karate champion, who police allege was stalking a woman for four weeks before he was arrested, can be revealed.
Serial child molester, who broke into homes dressed as Batman, re-emerges
A dangerous Queensland predator, who broke into homes and molested boys while wearing a Batman cape, had been quietly living back in the community but alarming new allegations have forced the Attorney-General to intervene.
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Named: Three driving offenders in Gladstone court
Three people faced Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday charged with driving offences. Read who they were here:
1,959 offences: Capricornia’s shocking traffic record revealed
The Queensland Police Service have revealed Capricornia’s statistics for driving offences in 2020 compared to 2021, it makes for a harrowing read. Find out more here:
Byfield bust: Former CEO’s grandson caught running cannabis plantation
A police raid also uncovered a substantial amount of cannabis in various locations throughout the man’s Barlows Hill residence at Yeppoon. Here are the details on how much of the drug was seized and where at Byfield the crop was growing.
Six people charged with drug offences at Gladstone music festival
Six people faced Gladstone Magistrates Court this week charged with dangerous drug possession after the Grass is Greener Music Festival last month.
Revealed: What led to 9 drums of toxic waste being dumped in lagoon
More than two years after the discovery that shocked the Capricorn Coast community, it can finally be revealed how it all unfolded.
Meth addict used insurance payout to start trafficking drugs
After suffering a number of personal tragedies in his life, a Gladstone man descended into using methamphetamine and used the money he received from an insurance payout to start trafficking the dangerous drug.
Man allegedly attacks female cop guarding quarantine hotel
A man who allegedly punched a police officer guarding a Covid-19 quarantine motel in Gladstone applied for bail on Monday. Find out if he was granted bail here:
Young mum busted snorting drugs in music festival toilet
Police patrolling a music festival in Gladstone received reports of girls snorting drugs in a portable toilet. Her lawyer said the single mother of one was not a regular drug user.
‘I’ll whack you’: Childcare worker attacks young boy she looks after
A qualified child care worker who had worked at a daycare centre in Central Queensland has been arrested after a concerned witness called police because he was “sick of the (woman) treating her kids poorly”.
Man’s drug operation torn down in police raid
A Central Queensland man’s sophisticated drug operation was busted by Gladstone police after a search warrant was executed on his Telina home.
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