Emergency services called to Southern Downs vehicle fire
Police are investigating after a vehicle was located on fire on a rural Southern Downs road. Here’s what we know.
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‘Concerning’: Warwick police issue warning over stolen vehicles
Warwick police are urging residents to be on the look out after confirmed sightings of stolen vehicles in the area at the weekend. FULL STORY.
Fire claims another abandoned border home
A tiny border town has watched another home go up in flames. Here’s what we know.
Mine operator slapped with $85k fine
A mining company operating near Queensland’s border has received a hefty fine for failing to act on a contaminated water threat as the environmental watchdog warns it will prosecute others who do the same.
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Crews respond to single-vehicle crash, trailer rollover
Emergency services had an early start on Monday responding to two separate single-vehicle incidents in a matter of hours. DETAILS
‘Zero change’: Insidious cycle of crime haunting our border towns
While the national coverage has died down, the insidious cycle of crime continues to haunt our border towns of Goondiwindi and Boggabilla.
Region’s top cop weighs in after police operation
After an operation on the Queensland-NSW border resulted in a number of arrests, the region’s top cop has revealed what police will do in the future to address crime in the Southern Downs.
Why Qld gun ownership has soared over last five years
Latest figures reveal there has been an almost 30 per cent increase in the number of registered firearms in Queensland in just under five years.
Community on alert after bizarre break-in
A Granite Belt resident has been left ‘quite shaken’ after a horror break-in at their home, while her family was inside.
‘Very real possibility’: Truckie’s safety fears after violent attacks
Recent violent attacks against unsuspecting truck drivers has triggered a growing fear over personal safety and willing them to take matters into their own hands.
Watch: Multiple arrests after police swarm on border towns
It has been a busy fortnight on the border for our police as they responded to multiple robberies. Their work has now led to nine arrests.
Major drug sting seizes more than $2.6m worth of ice
Operation Whiskey Whisper saw Queensland detectives take down a major illicit drug operation worth more than $2.6m. DETAILS
Terrifying highway hammer attacks on truckies sleeping in their cabs
Multiple truck drivers resting in their cabs have been attacked by maniacal bandits armed with hammers and knives along a regional highway in the early hours of the morning.
‘New normal’: Vehicles, quads stolen amid worsening crime stats
After the appointment of a cross border commissioner and more than a month of cooling off, property and vehicle offences appear to be growing in southern Queensland. But, police are on their tail.
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