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.
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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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Taxi driver turned teen predator breaches conditions… six times
A former Queensland taxi driver who asked a teen customer for nude photos and sent her explicit texts, has repeatedly breached his sex offender reporting conditions but won’t see the inside of a jail cell.
‘Don’t deserve this’: Mum’s tears after fleeing suspicious house inferno
A Sunshine Coast mum has revealed the moment she woke up to her neighbour’s screams after her car and home were set on fire, forcing her and her young daughter to flee from their house.
‘$30k in damages’: Why mum committed ‘revenge’ arson attack
A Granite Belt mum has been sentenced for a horrifying attack on a neighbour which resulted in more than $30,000 worth of damages. Find out why she did it here.
‘Sex for $100’: Couple’s cunning robbery ruse exposed
As a fake sex worker went to change into a racy costume, her boyfriend waited at a window ready to rob the unsuspecting man inside. But things quickly got out of hand.
Inside the ‘hate-fuelled’ hunting knife murder of Qld mother-in-law
His weapon was a hunting knife – by name and purpose. “BJ” Cecil was hellbent on finding his former wife and teaching her a lesson. When her brave mother stepped in, she paid the ultimate price. SPECIAL REPORT.
‘Feel so torn’: Siblings’ pain as mum sentenced for killing dad
The daughter of a woman who killed her husband by stabbing him in the chest has told a court about the daily devastation she and her siblings endure after the crime which took both their parents from them.
Chilling CCTV shows teen stalking ‘frail’ retiree before senseless killing
Disturbing new details on the moments before the killing of “deliberately targeted” youth crime victim Robert Brown at a Queensland shopping centre were revealed as the teen responsible faced the first stage of sentencing.
‘Well known’: Stabbing victim, alleged attacker in Kilkivan shooting revealed
The identities of a man killed in an alleged stabbing, and his nephew who was shot by police in an extraordinary series of events near Gympie have been revealed. LATEST DETAILS
Crime wrap: Theft, serious assault keeps Southern Downs police busy
All was not well in the streets of the Rose City last week with local police responding to a number of serious offences, as well as a road fatality. Full details here.
Watch: Molotov cocktail hurled at Qld home while family sleeps
Two people have been caught on camera lighting a molotov cocktail and throwing it at a house while a family slept inside. Now, a shaken father has called for help to identify the culprits as police investigate.
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