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.
Police & Courts
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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Experts weigh in after recent light aircraft crashes
An aviation expert has weighed in after the Southern Downs recorded three aircraft crashes in recent months, including a tragic fatal incident at Palgrave.
Crime wrap: Alleged drink driver’s off-road misadventure, pedestrian ran over
A young Southern Downs man woke up with more than a headache after his alleged drunken antics saw him charged with a string of offences. More here.
Deadly attack at Qld hospital: Elderly man ‘beaten with walking stick’
A major investigation is underway after a man in his 80s was allegedly attacked by another patient in a hospital ward, dying two days later.
Text messages reveal inner workings of alleged cocaine syndicate
Overseas holidays, unexplained wealth, and standover tactics are what police allege were involved in a drug syndicate they say was peddling cocaine, MDMA and marijuana on the Sunshine Coast. SEE THE INSIDE STORY
100+ offences: Staggering number of alleged drug drivers busted after festival
Police have released data from their operation during the Rabbits Eat Lettuce music festival over the long weekend, as well as a number of unrelated crimes. Here’s what you need to know.
‘Demon inside of him’: Woman’s nose bitten, broken in wild assault
When a frightened Brisbane woman locked herself in a room to avoid her Dalby visitor it wasn’t long before he started banging on her door. What happened next landed her in hospital and him in court.
Teen in hospital, dozens caught up in after school formal brawl
A boy was attacked, robbed and put in hospital and an 18-year-old woman arrested with police now investigating dozens of people following an after-formal party becoming a violent brawl in the CBD.
Woman rushed to hospital after single-vehicle rollover
A woman has suffered serious injuries after her vehicle rolled on the New England Hwy at Dalveen on Wednesday night. More here.
‘Sworn enemies’: Electrician ‘rejoiced’ in cop killings before bomb threat
An electrician who shared chilling posts celebrating the Wieambilla police shootings and ranted online about getting his own cop killing “high score” has ended up in a real life, terrifying stand-off outside a major Queensland station.
Named: Man charged with arson after allegedly torching home
The identity of a man who police allege tried to burn down a Toowoomba home just as two people were leaving, can be revealed after he spent the night in the watch house. PHOTOS.
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