Busy night for paramedics with multiple people injured in crashes
Paramedics were called to several crashes over night, highlighting the need for motorists to slow down, drive to the condition and remember the fatal five.
Toowoomba crime
Keep up to date with the latest breaking news on Toowoomba crime, including new trends, safety tips from police and ways to avoid crime in your area.
‘They knew what they were doing’: six shops burgled overnight
Armed with an angle grinder and a crowbar, two men worked their way through six stores at the Rededge shopping centre, stealing cash and leaving a trail of destruction.
Police close in on cause of crash that killed Thomas Coyne
Police have identified a range of factors that led to 21-year-old Toowoomba man Thomas Coyne losing control of his car and crashing at Allora
Huge fine after driver clocked doing 155km/h on Gore Highway
Modern cars might have high-tech safety features, but they won’t help you at high speeds. That’s the message from our Road Policing boss as Toowoomba experiences a speeding spike.
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Woman ordered to pay up for historic fraud Mum stole TV, laptop, fridge
A Toowoomba mum used a “unsophisticated” method to rip-off victims selling electronics on social media. She also stole a fridge.
Homeless man fined after police bust up Ruthven St squat
A Toowoomba landlord found evidence of drug activity while serving an eviction notice to a group of young people. When they wouldn’t leave the landlord phoned the police.
NAMED: Fugitive facing 42 charges after country manhunt fronts court
His charges include seven counts of trespass, serious assault of a police officer, killing or injuring a police dog or police horse, dangerous driving, five counts of evading police and several alleged burglary and drug offences.
Truckie blamed sick pet after he was caught driving while high on meth
Stress and grief were to blame for a young man’s slide into experimenting with dangerous drugs. But his lawyer said their experience has scared him straight
Second bail bid failed after man fled from police Accused held for evading cops
A defence lawyer attempted to poke holes in the police prosecutors’ case by saying CCTV footage of her client’s alleged offending was too blurry to be relied upon. The magistrate did not see things her way.
Geddes Street flasher deemed false alarm
Police investigating claims of a flasher targeting students have located the culprit. They say the matter was an innocent misunderstanding.
Man sprung with drugs in his bum weeks after release from prison
A young Toowoomba man with a lengthy criminal history had only been out of jail for three months when he was sprung with parcels of dangerous drugs.
Woman picked up with drugs week after facing the magistrate
Police noticed a woman walking in a suspicious manner in Darling Heights, so they her stopped for a chat. What happened next led to the woman brought before a judge to answer a charge of supplying dangerous drugs.
Toowoomba true crime: Deaths and disappearances that shook us
From a teenager killed in a historic cold case to a council worker who hasn’t been seen for over 20 years, these are Toowoomba’s biggest mysteries and murders.
Juvenile to appear in court on attempted robbery, assault charges
A teen has been charged with a number offences after an altercation in the city on Sunday afternoon.
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