NAMED: Texts reveal young mum tried to sell stolen guns
A young mother and dump truck operator pulled over for driving unlicensed tried to run away from and assaulted police, before her texts showed she had tried to sell meth and stolen guns.
Police & Courts
Offenders as young as 11 caught in youth crime blitz
More than 25 offenders, some as young as 11, year been detained on more than 109 charges as part of an operation targeting Mackay’s youth crime. DETAILS
Alleged wannabe drug trafficker extradited over $224m coke bust
Three “incompetent” fishermen found themselves forced to abandon an alleged attempt to retrieve 565kg of cocaine from the sea, hitting the distress button, a court has heard.
Body of missing dad recovered as family’s worst fears confirmed
Less than 24 hours after his girlfriend’s emotional plea to the public for information, the body of a missing Qld dad has been recovered by police.
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Driver remains critical after weekend crash into guard rail
A man remains critical in hospital after sustaining leg, chest and face injuries from a guard rail on a Mackay connection road over the weekend.
Child flown to hospital after falling from roof north of Mackay
A child’s ‘school holiday misadventure’ and a tourist’s outback caravan trip gone wrong were among five chopper rescues on the weekend.
Police calling for dashcam footage after alleged hit and run
A man has been charged with reckless driving over an alleged hit and run as police are urging anyone with footage or information about the incident to come forward.
Woman charged over fatal father-daughter motorbike crash
A father and daughter were riding a Harley Davidson to celebrate his 60th birthday when their lives were cut short. Investigators have now laid charges against the driver of the other car involved in the Easter Monday crash.
‘3, 4 better lock your door’: Alleged rapist’s chilling DV poem
An accused rapist crafted a chilling poem for his former partner as part of a horrifying domestic violence spray following their break-up.
The dangerous weapon that landed methed-up dad in jail
A meth user has avoided a $15,000 restitution bill but instead will spend 12 months behind bars over a single item found in a car he had been driving dangerously during a crime spree.
Stolen quad bike used in airfield hangar break and enter
Police are calling for information after a quad bike was stolen from a Mackay airfield and then used in a break and enter at the same site two days later.
Vicious dog destroyed after Gary the Jack Russell attacked on beach
An unregistered dog that attacked Gary the Jack Russell and his owner on Blacks Beach has been destroyed, the first animal to be euthanased in more than four years before of an attack.
Five cows destroyed when truckie on meth rolls road train
A man has lost his licence after flipping a truck carrying more than 100 cattle on a rural road but not for long.
‘I’m not going to let him go’: Young father sent to jail on remand
A magistrate had refused bail for a young father despite there being no police objection to his release. Find out what kept him from walking out of the courtroom.
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