NAMED: Mechanic caught dealing meth to girlfriend
A Gympie mechanic has landed in court after his drug-dealing former girlfriend was busted by police, revealing his own illegal activities.
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‘Low life w—–s’: Hoons’ shocking act in sacred place
A Qld man has been left outraged at the actions of hoons who have desecrated a regional cemetery and destroyed grave stones, including those of his parents.
How a girl’s secret diary uncovered her ‘brazen’ sexual abuser
A Qld man has been found guilty by a jury of digitally raping and molesting a teenage girl while she played video games with his older brother.
Gun shop staff fight ‘delusional’ tradie as he tries to steal rifle
A tradesman who tried to steal a .22 rifle from a well known Queensland gun store claimed he needed it because his friend had been raped.
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NAMED: Fisherman allegedly had $42k cash, contraband crabs, meth
A Qld commercial fisherman and convicted drug trafficker has allegedly now been caught with tens of thousands of dollars in cash, a “significant” amount of meth, and crabs which require “further investigation”.
Online dating to terror: Choker ‘jams’ gun into woman’s mouth
A Qld labourer who met his victim on an online dating platform turned into the violent boyfriend of nightmares with his chilling campaign of control and threats continuing even while he was locked up. *Distressing.
Minister claims latest police data proves new LNP crime laws work
The state government has issued a statement that between December 2024 and the end of February 2025, car thefts across the North Coast policing region – which includes Moreton, the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay Burnett – dropped 15.4%.
273 offences a month: Gympie’s most dangerous streets revealed
New data shows crime is increasing in Gympie as police ramp up patrols in the CBD to support business owners. See the hotspots, HOW YOUR STREET RATES
Grandfather found not guilty of raping 11-year-old girl
A jury has acquitted a Gympie man aged in his 50s of plying his young step-granddaughter with alcohol and then raping her.
Man killed in horror Bruce Highway head-on
One man has lost his life in a horror two-car crash on the Bruce Highway near Maryborough.
More delays in businessman’s high-profile rape case
A closed court hearing into charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent treatment against South Burnett businessman Joe Prendergast this week failed to reach an outcome.
‘Don’t leave us’: Tradie saves couple trapped in flash flooding
Dashcam footage has captured the moment a young carpenter braved waist-high flood waters in darkness to rescue a terrified couple trapped in their car. WATCH THE VIDEO:
Three caught in police hooning blitz
Police are cracking down on dangerous driving after several reports of hooning in the Mary Valley this month.
Police blitz exposes drink, drug drivers as four lives lost in four days
More than 5000 drivers have been breath tested for drugs and alcohol across the Wide Bay and Burnett in a police blitz that coincided with the tragic deaths of four people in as many days.
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