‘Thought the light was green’: Mum’s split-second error wipes out motorcyclist
A moment of inattention at a traffic light has “devastated” an Ipswich mother, and left a motorcyclist with serious injuries after a shocking crash.
Police & Courts
Woman fronts court for breaking friend’s nose
A Goodna woman has faced court for breaking the nose of a woman accused of bungling a jewellery theft.
‘Teen gangs own the place’: Booval Fair staff ‘working in fear’
A former Booval Fair security guard quit after he was allegedly beaten by a recidivist gang of thieves and said working at the shopping centre was “cesspit frontline hell”.
Week of terror: Police just metres away as petrified woman held ‘effectively hostage’
A woman whom a court heard was kept “effectively hostage” by an Ipswich man was too terrified to speak when police came to the door during a week of terror where she received so many beatings even her dog tried to save her.
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Drink-driving mum ends up in school carpark after crash
A drink driving mum who ended up in a primary school carpark after crashing her car will now be towing her kids around in a trailer for the next two years.
What suburbs thieves are targeting on the Coast
Find out what the property hot spots for thieves on the Sunshine Coast are.
Drunken man alarms public with appalling driving
A drink driving repeat offender won’t be driving for a very long time after he was caught drink driving twice in two weeks.
NAMED: Drunk drivers endangering lives on Lockyer roads
Drivers faced Gatton Magistrates Court with reading more than four times above the legal limit.
Son disappointed by his petrol-stealing drug-driving mum
A Gatton woman was caught breaking the law twice in the space of three days.
Man discovers home burgled after returning from holiday
When he arrived at his farmhouse, a Lockyer Valley man found his gun safe had been broken into.
‘Friendly backpacker’ fined $1300 for morning walk
A backpacker said she greeted a group of people in a paddock when a police car ‘flew over’.
‘Chronic alcoholic’, not allowed to drink, blows 0.295
A “chronic alcoholic” has narrowly avoided jail time after being caught close to six times the limit while subject to parole conditions that said she wasn’t allowed to consume any alcohol.
Mum jailed for stealing hospital-bound friend’s car
A mum has been jailed for stealing her friend’s car while she was in hospital, after her friend had offered her refuge.
Drunk driver refuses RBT, fears catching virus
A Lockyer man refused to co-operate with police after he was pulled over for a random breath test.
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