Children escape harm after vehicle rolls in Lammermoor
Two adults and three children have been assessed after a two-vehicle crash in Lammermoor where a car rolled onto its roof.
Police & Courts
‘Kill us both and the cat’: Drug trafficker’s wild driving with kidnapped partner
A convicted drug trafficker forced his partner on a dangerous drive along the Queensland coast, threatening to plough into trucks and trees to kill them both and a cat at over 150km/hr, a court heard.
70yo woman allegedly attacked by five men accused of stealing BMW
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the alleged assault of a 70-year-old woman outside a Rockhampton shopping centre to come forward.
Repeat offender assaults pregnant woman at shopping centre
A Central Queensland man launched a shocking assault on a woman pregnant with his child outside a shopping centre, forcing members of the public to step in to save her.
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Meth and cocaine trafficking dad in ‘sophisticated’ operation
A Queensland father operating a wholesale cocaine and meth trafficking business spoke about pooling $100,000 to source drugs while using encrypted tech to communicate with associates. See how he was busted.
When man accused of fatal ambulance crash which killed nurse will go to trial
A truck driver accused of causing the crash that killed a Maryborough nurse and 87-year-old patient in an ambulance in Central Queensland will stand trial more than two years after it happened. Latest updates
‘Quickest way to jail’: Central Qld driver hit with $6.4k in fines
A driver who keeps offending on the roads has been hit with $6400 in fines and warned that what he is doing is the “quickest way to go to jail.”
‘She thought she was going to die’: Choker faces deportation
A Queensland man who choked his partner also ran a knife against her face, telling her he wanted to make her ugly after accusing her of talking to other men.
‘116kmh in a 60 zone’: Speeding hoon escapes police three times
The first time a speeding hoon evaded Central Queensland police he clocked 116kmh in a 60 zone – the third time, he was driving above 100kmh when he crashed into a light pole and a tree.
Mum’s secret drug supplies uncovered on phone during raid
A single mother was busted supplying marijuana on multiple occasions after police raided a home in Central Queensland and seized her phone.
Sad spiral: From high school pot smoker to jail cell by age 21
He started off smoking pot in high school to be “a cool kid” but it wasn’t long before a young Central Queensland apprentice diesel fitter fell into meth and his life spiralled out of control.
Why Central Qld man damaged motel room, chair with axe
A man with neurofibromatosis and a two-page criminal record who was living at a motel in Central Queensland became frustrated at the manager and started causing damage with an axe.
‘Are you ready to die?’: Man’s chilling words before stabbing stranger
“I’m going to kill you, are you ready to die?” These are the words a 47-year-old Central Queensland man heard just moments before he was stabbed in the stomach by a father with an extensive criminal history for violence.
Boozed up and busted: CQ’s highest drink drivers of 2023 revealed
As a reminder to not drink and drive this ‘silly season’, see the list of those convicted for the highest range drink driving charges in Central Queensland courts in 2023 so far.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/police-courts/page/149