$2k drone, $8k cash allegedly taken in theft spree
A magistrate has deemed an alleged thief too risky to release on bail over allegations he stole a bank card that he used to withdraw $8000 just months after his parole ended on unrelated charges.
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Dad busted after stealing car to make curfew
A serial car thief brazenly sped off in someone else’s vehicle after finding the keys in a car park, using it to get back home for his court mandated curfew.
Park, Bunnings, Kmart: Why ‘monstrous’ Qld pedo is danger to every child
A shockingly brazen Queensland pedophile, who corners children in public places and commits unthinkable acts the second his “supervisor” isn’t watching, has claimed his 19th victim – a tiny girl in a playground toilet block.
Children among three hurt in cow crash
Two children were hurt after a car crashed into a cow near Mackay while a teen suffered a head injury in a separate crash in the same region.
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Four people, two kids taken to hospital after two-car crash
Two drivers and two primary school-aged children were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a two-car crash in Beaconsfield.
Detectives seek public help on masseuse charged with sexual assault
Police looking into the alleged sexual assault of women at a Burdekin massage parlour are now seeking public help for information on the defendant’s time in another NQ town. DETAILS.
Bruce Hway lanes reopen after two trucks crash
Lanes have reopened after paramedics rushed to a two-truck crash on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay. UPDATES
Boy flown to Townsville after hit by car
A young Mackay boy was flown to Townsville overnight after receiving life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a car. LATEST.
Teen flown to Brisbane after five hurt in LandCruiser rollover
Police have called on the public to help as they probe a car crash at Gladstone which sent five young people to hospital, with one flown to Brisbane. DETAILS.
‘At a low point’: Miner becomes meth middleman
A Mackay miner struggling with the collapse of his second marriage turned to drugs to cope with the pain, ultimately becoming the middleman in a meth deal.
244 texts, 570 calls: Dad inflicts hell on partner over ‘d*** pics’
A Mackay dad once sentenced for armed robbery again became violent after he claimed he was shown d*** pics on his partner’s phone.
Mum accused of killing puppies in insurance scam
A Queensland mum is accused of starting a horror house fire that razed a home and killed eight dogs, after raising her insurance.
Watch: Police deploy stingers, dogs to arrest man on the run
Dramatic vision has captured the moment a Gympie man was tracked down by the dog squad and arrested following a string of events in Gympie and Mackay. Watch the video and read the details:
86yo country town police station closes its doors for last time
The Clermont police station has been around for as long as most of the people in the tightknit town. But this week it was time for it to retire.
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