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.
Police & Courts
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.
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‘$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.
Four injured in two-car crash on highway corner
Police are investigating a crash at an intersection of the Warrego Highway in the state’s southwest. UPDATES.
Speedway driver kept racing, partied after causing boat crash which killed fisho
Cruel parallels about the agony a fatal boat crash victim’s family endured while watching the man responsible live out the milestones and adventures of which their beloved young son and brother was robbed, have been laid bare. *Distressing
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