UPDATE: Police arrest border jumper after chase through Downs
Police have tracked down an offender who they allege used a stolen green Mitsubishi Magna to run the border at Wallangarra.
Police have tracked down an offender who they allege used a stolen green Mitsubishi Magna to run the border at Wallangarra.
A sizeable fine and 12 months probation was not quite the welcome to 2021 this Toowoomba man had been looking forward to.
His solicitor asked the court for an adjournment while he continued to try and find a suitable bail address for his client.
The 23-year-old man still had nine months of his original jail sentence to serve when he was caught carrying a knife in public.
Paramedics were called to a disturbance in Newtown late last night, after a man was wounded.
Police data has revealed where the drink and drug drivers, and speedsters of Toowoomba have committed the most offences, and the hot spots will surprise you.
“Opportunistic” thieves and vandals have broken into several bins across Toowoomba, in a series of acts that will cost Lifeline Darling Downs thousands of dollars in repairs and lost revenue.
In the final week of 2020 nearly 200 offences were committed in and around Toowoomba City. Here’s a list of what offences were committed, and where.
A man with a lengthy history of unlicensed driving that spanned three states was handed his second jail sentence after police arrested him, ten minutes into the new year.
A teen arrested for stealing cars and a woman injured in a crash were the only major matters requiring police attention as the city celebrated the start of 2021.
The boy spent two nights in lockup while the court, police and youth justice officers waited for suitable family member to come forward.
Between COVID-19, car theft and drug crime, it was a busy year for Toowoomba police.
A known Toowoomba criminal knew he was going back to jail and did everything to avoid the lockup. But all that came from his ill-fate escape attempt was more time in prison.
A woman’s lengthy criminal history left few options for the Toowoomba Magistrates Court, after she was arrested for failing to appear. The result was jail.
A Harlaxton man thought he was in the clear to hit the bottle when his partner took her kids to see their grandma. Unfortunately, he hit it too hard and landed in the watch house.
The public is urged to keep an eye out for a hungover thief with a missing thong. They are wanted after forcing entry to a popular Toowoomba venue.
A Japanese national with little understanding of English spent five days in the cell waiting for an interpreter after he flipped out and trashed his room at the Pure Land Guest House.
Three of the six men who appeared in court will remain in custody until at least next week.
A woman was also taken to hospital suffering burns from fuel igniting in an incident at Coominya.
The driver was airlifted to hospital by the Toowoomba based LifeFlight helicopter in a serious condition.
The tragedy came on the same day as authorities raised concerns about the number of near-drownings in Queensland this summer.
The 45-year-old man will spend Christmas Day and see in the New Year from behind bars after no suitable bail address was found.
Police claim the trio wielded knives and demanded cash, cigarettes and bottles of Bundaberg Rum.
Despite kicking off the Christmas road safety campaign two weeks ago, police have seen behaviour which “defies logic”.
Looking back over a very different year, Bishop McGuckin looks to what is most important: ‘I am sure we have all reflected on what we regard as essential.’
Convicted child molester Shannon Norgate will spend Christmas in a jail cell after Toowoomba police revoked his parole at the weekend.
Three teenagers have been charged after two suspicious fires in Toowoomba on Monday morning.
A Toowoomba man pleaded guilty to being a public nuisance after he coughed on surfaces at Centerlink and told witnesses that he had COVID-19.
Despite selling drugs daily to a customer base of 35 people the dealer was regularly short of money, leading to the Crown’s conclusion that his business was hardly a profitable one.
Toowoomba Police are seeking help locating two all-terrain vehicles taken from a dealership in Toowoomba on the weekend.
The United Group of companies went bust in 2017 owing a combined $13 million. Now creditors of one company are pushing for the liquidator to be replaced.
Half a dozen vehicles, a car dealership, and an educational facility have been damaged overnight under circumstances Toowoomba police describe as ‘suspicious’. DETAILS HERE:
The circumstances around the sudden death of a three-year-old girl in a community just outside Toowoomba remains a mystery, with both the police and coroner continuing their respective investigations.
A teenager will face court after returning a positive drug sample during a routine traffic stop in a Darling Downs town.
A Toowoomba man was sent back to jail just a few short weeks after he was paroled.
When a Toowoomba woman arrived home after a night out she was unaware that her abusive partner was lurking in the dark, heavily intoxicated and full of rage.
The woman was one of four people who stole a car and drove to Gowrie Junction, where forced entry to the Gowrie One-Stop Convenience Centre and stolen soft drinks and chocolate bars.
“They look fresh, smell fresh and have an important message and a phone number on them as well.”
A man with a long history of breaching domestic violence protection orders fronted the Toowoomba Magistrates Court after police were called to a violent, expletive-laden fight.
Five people fell victim after Toowoomba scammers advertised gold bullion and a fake iPhone on Gumtree and Facebook. The deals looked too good to be true … and sadly they were.
COVID confusion has been a handy excuse for many accused criminals hoping to delay justice, but ignorance of the law is no defence, even during a global pandemic.
Two people have been charged following a two-year investigation into illegal prostitution activities across Queensland, including Toowoomba.
Laughter rippled through the Toowoomba Magistrates Court when the police prosecutor read a list of excuses offered by a man after he was detained for brawling in the street.
A man has died after a ute left the road at Pinelands, south of Crows Nest, on the New England Highway.
The Toowoomba Magistrate was unconvinced by the bizarre excuse offered for why a man felt compelled to steal a stranger’s underpants.
A man was so heavily intoxicated when he crashed through a fence on Hill St that he was unable to pronounce his name or address, when questioned by the arresting officers.
Police intercepted members of the Odins Warriors, Bandidos, Satudarah and Life and Death OMCGs as they travelled through the Darling Downs to an event in Loganlea.
When police arrested the alleged driver in a failed child abduction plot, he was too intoxicated to be formally charged, so officers took him to the Toowoomba Hospital to sober up.
A young man wanted to blow off steam after arguing with his girlfriend, but tearing up Glenvale Rd was not the best way to go about it, the Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard.
Though an apprentice jockey had long suspected her ex-boyfriend was romantically involved with her mentor, confirmation of the fling sent her into a violent rage.
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