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A young man got so drunk, he does not recall breaking into a stranger’s house and stealing a picture frame holding a certificate of sentimental value only.
And doesn’t recall what he did with the picture frame.
Tristyn Dale Brandrick, 24, pleaded guilty on May 5 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of enter a dwelling and stealing.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Michelle Welch said Brandrick broke into a two-storey townhouse in Norman Gardens on April 4, removed a screen, entered the premises and removed the picture frame.
She said he dumped the screen in a wheelie bin after leaving the residence, leaving many fingerprints behind.
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Subscriber only A man busted with a hydroponic set up in his bedroom claimed the set up did not belong to him, and he did not allow anyone into his room. Stephen Mathys Robert Frenken pleaded guilty on May 5 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count each of producing a dangerous drug, possessing items used to produce drugs and possess drug utensils. Police prosecutor Senior Constable Michelle Welch said police attended an Alma St residence at 1.30pm on December 21 in relation to another matter. She said Frenken told police there was a marijuana plant inside a tent in his bedroom.
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A woman busted possessing drugs and drug utensils claimed one item belonged to her partner and the other items found in a makeup bag in the bathroom belonged to a friend.
Chantal Jade Bashford, 39, pleaded guilty on May 5 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of possessing a dangerous drug and one of possessing drug utensils.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Michelle Welch said police conducted a search of Bashford’s residence on March 19 at 12.34pm while two other adults and two children were present.
She said police found 0.3g of methamphetamines in a clip seal bag inside a tin which was found in a make up bag, along with a pipe, cut straw and lighter.
Bruce Highway motorists witnessed an alarming act of domestic violence in Central Queensland last week with witnesses stopping to assist the victim who was being punched and dragged in front of her child.
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A woman who helped a friend break into the house the friend had been evicted from was unaware the occupier had given the friend many opportunities to collect their belongings.
The helping friend, Shannon Dundon, pleaded guilty on May 5 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of trespass and one of wilful damage.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Michelle Welch said the victim observed, via CCTV, people break into his house.
She said Dundon and another female entered through the back gate and broke in, using a screwdriver to bend a window frame and gain entry.
Senior Constable Welch said Dundon told police the other female had been evicted and she just wanted to collect her property.