Man in his 40s hurt in region’s fourth serious motorbike crash in days
Paramedics are on scene of a single vehicle crash on the Wide Bay Highway at Bells Bridge.
Police & Courts
Named: Alleged $460k fraudster accused of impersonating dead people
A 31-year-old man will have to face court in person next week over allegations he ran an extensive fraud scheme to obtain almost $460,000 by impersonating people, including those who were dead.
Pest banned for life, fined $1000 after Imbil incident
An 63-year-old Imbil man has been banned from the town’s drinking venue and a Gympie driver’s car has been impounded for three months after he did a burnout in the Mary Valley, in a police crackdown on pests, drink drivers and hoons. Details:
WATCH: Pair charged over violent Bruce Hwy servo carjacking
A Qld man says he ‘just wants to go to jail’ after he and a woman were arrested over a string of robberies including the carjacking of a woman at a Bruce Highway service station. SEE THE DRAMATIC ARREST
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Dirt bike rider arrested over thefts and break-ins across Gympie
A 32-year-old man accused of using a motorbike to help carry out his crimes will face court on charges of breaking and entering businesses and vehicles, possessing drugs, stealing and violence.
Divers search Kinbombi Falls for missing personal trainer
Frustrated family and friends of missing personal trainer Jack McLennan, who disappeared near Ficks Crossing at Murgon in October 2024, have given an update on their agonising search. PHOTOS
Notorious Qld criminals who could be back on the streets in 2025
Convicted killers, drug traffickers and sex offenders headline a long list of notorious Queensland criminals who could return to cities and towns throughout the state this year. SEE WHO
‘Out of the blue’: Stabbing puts pub goer in emergency surgery
“One minute you’re having a quiet night at the pub and the next, you’re in hospital for a stab wound that could have killed you”. That’s what happened when a Qld man was confronted by this teen.
Former A-grade league player’s alleged role in footy final brawl
New details in the case against a talented rugby league player, who faces multiple assault charges stemming from an alleged brawl at a Qld grand final game, can be revealed.
Learner driver hoon busted doing burnouts near Gympie
A 17-year-old Gympie boy has had his licence plates confiscated, lost seven demerit points and been fined more than $1000 after police caught him doing burnouts at Chatsworth.
New dad tells doc, ‘I’ll chop your f***ing head off’, attacks guard
A convicted choker who went off during his daughter’s birth, later threatening to behead a Qld Health doctor and spitting at security and police, now says he wants out of jail because it’s too violent inside.
Teary driver admits to causing crash that killed ‘amazing’ dad
A 43-year-old man charged after gunshots were allegedly fired at a person in the South Burnett last week has now pleaded guilty over an unrelated crash which caused the death of a beloved father and grandfather.
Luxury unit burglar who swiped $100k undone by water bottle
A burglar who robbed a Brisbane luxury high rise unit of more than $100,000 of items during a crime spree across a large part of the state’s southeast was unravelled by his own thirst, a court has heard.
‘Take them out’: Nurse orders hit on daughter to protect sex abuser son
A South East Queensland nurse’s efforts to protect her son after he molested five young girls including her own granddaughters, went so far as trying to get her own daughter killed.
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