Geoff Sheldon News Today

Under a new California law, AB 2188, law enforcement officers are among workers who are protected against employer discipline or termination for using marijuana. But there are times when the new law could conflict with the 1968 Gun Control Act.

Criminal networks are using stolen number plates to commit offences and avoid police, but there are simple solutions to stop your car becoming a target.

More than $460,000 worth of the exhaust emission control devices have been stolen across Gold Coast and Brisbane in recent months.

"Very motivated" crooks with the tools and skill to steal a catalytic converter in a few minutes are continuing to target car yards, parking lots and service stations in Queensland, police say.

Catalytic converters, which contain precious metals worth more than gold, are being sawn off cars around the country, leaving victims to pay hefty repair bills.

Kevin Goonan was targeted in his home in Paradise Point, Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon by two masked thieves armed with a hammer and shotgun.

A Gold Coast jeweller is lucky to be alive after being hit with a hammer during a home invasion then held a...

One of the clips reportedly shows a person holding a bloodied cat by its neck and hitting its head on a wall.

Police say they know who the 16-year-old girl is who fleed a botched robbery on the Gold Coast on Tuesday - which saw her hit an elderly man with a stolen car.

Queensland police are continuing to negotiate with two wanted men who have holed up with a hand gun at Nerang property, with police believing they're linked to two drive-by shootings, including one at a police beat.