Man charged after allegedly bogging stolen car in cane field
An alleged car thief has been arrested on a cane farm outside Mackay after a quick-thinking farmer spotted a vehicle looking out of place.
Police & Courts
Witness to alleged Mother’s Day Maccas assault vanishes
A trial to determine whether a man choked his ex in front of their two children on Mother’s Day has fallen over after a key witness was a no show.
‘Disgrace’: Mobility scooter drink driver balanced goon sack, wine glass
A man was caught driving on the highway with a goon bag on board and glass in hand just weeks after trying to steal a police car and throwing coffee on an officer in hospital.
Mum of three caught red handed with drugs, lingerie
A 31-year-old mother of three tried to take more than she paid for leading police to discover just what was in her handbag. DETAILS.
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‘Willing to take the risk’: $10,000 fine for entrepreneur’s half-baked plan
A businessman and volunteer claims he had the community’s best interest at heart when he illegally set up a drug growhouse in his backyard.
Teen car thief suffers serious burns after setting fire to stolen vehicle
A serial teen criminal, who slashed a man’s arm with a knife during an armed robbery, suffered serious burns to 12 per cent of his body after he set fire to a stolen vehicle.
Teen forced to continue paying off stolen and burnt car
A car thief who felt like lashing out has left a man paying off a loan when ‘he hasn’t even got a car’. Read why the teen stole and torched the man’s car.
‘He would never stop’: Ex’s violent stalking spree against terrified teen
Over seven terrifying days a jilted lover slashed his former partner’s tyres, threatened her grandparents and called her about 500 times. She was so scared she quit her job and her grandparents had to flee their home.
Jury reaches verdict over heated suburban driveway bashing
A jury has handed down its verdict in an assault case over an incident involving a housemate’s former partner. Read the outcome.
Woman gave teen fatal dose of Tramadol, court told
An accused killer who allegedly provided strong pain medication to several Mackay children leaving one of them dead from a ‘toxic’ brain injury plans to fight the charges.
Mother allegedly gives children drugs, teen overdoses
A woman charged over the death of Mackay teenager Jerome Banu allegedly gave the teenagers opioids, telling them it would get them high.
Rural home destroyed as fireys battle roaring blaze
A blaze is consuming a two-storey home as emergency services swarm the regional property south of Proserpine.
‘One last hug’: Teen loses fight for life after dad’s tragic birthday ride
Tributes flow after a dad and daughter on a motorbike ride for his 60th birthday both died in what police believe was a split-second decision on a stretch of the Bruce Highway labelled a ‘danger zone’. Read how she will help others even after her death.
‘Made her life hell’: How stalker terrified his young victim
A stalker has been labelled ‘outright predatory’ after he became infatuated with a girl almost 30 years younger than him – she was terrified every time she saw him.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/mackay/police-courts/page/196