Major rural Qld bust uncovers $1m worth of drugs, 41 people charged
A major police operation has made a “significant” dent in the region’s drug trade with one woman facing 105 charges, as police uncover $1m worth of drugs.
Police & Courts
‘I couldn’t see any bite marks’: Boy seemed fine before death
A Queensland boy who died after being bitten by a snake had been suspected of stealing alcohol before he was found unresponsive the next morning by his dad, who now faces a trial over his son’s death.
Child sex abuse charge against businessman leads to hung jury
A jury in the trial of a South Burnett businessman accused of raping his own daughter has found him not guilty of that charge, but could not reach a unanimous verdict on a second charge.
Named: Wide Bay’s shocking drink drivers of 2023
This region is losing the war against drink driving, with an alarming 20 per cent rise since January 2021. Here are some of the most shocking incidents of 2023 so far.
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Kingaroy teen flees scene after causing three vehicle crash
A 17-year-old Kingaroy teen was caught by police after causing a multi-vehicle crash on the D’Aguilar Hwy and then fleeing the scene.
‘DANGEROUS’: Teen’s ‘high-end’ drug drive results in close call
DRIVING straight into oncoming traffic while high on drugs, Sarah Winston is lucky a fellow driver was paying attention to the road.
STOLEN: Have you seen this car and caravan?
SOUTH Burnett police are on the hunt for dashcam footage, which may have captured a car carrying a stolen caravan along Wide Bay Highway.
NAMED: Six Burnett drivers who drove under the influence
These are the names of six drivers who got behind the wheel under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Kingaroy this month.
NAMED: 15 charged with drug offences in Kingaroy Court
These are the names of 15 people who were charged with drug offences in Kingaroy Court this month.
Man clocks child in the face, lands in Kingaroy Court
A SOUTH Burnett man appeared before Kingaroy Court, charged with assaulting his 14-year-old stepbrother after catching the youth damaging his car.
Kingaroy man allegedly caught with explosives, drugs
A Kingaroy man was charged by police with supplying dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing explosives. DETAILS:
Gayndah teenager bites man’s arm, smashes windscreen
A 19-year-old Gayndah man is charged by police after he smashed the windscreen of a car and assaulted a man.
Delivery driver carries off $2K worth of stolen appliances
A HARVEY Norman delivery truck driver transported pricey appliances straight to his own home, inevitably landing himself on the doorstep of Kingaroy Magistrates Court.
BUSTED: Raid uncovers alleged stolen motorbike, leaf blower
Two men will face court after Murgon police caught them in possession of several allegedly stolen items.
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