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Premium Content Subscriber only A father of five told a court he was struggling financially when he stole a vacuum and tools from Bunnings worth more than $2500. And adding to his run of bad luck, when police searched his home for the stolen goods, officers found marijuana plants. On October 18, 2020 Luke Stanley Cholava parked his ute at Bunnings in Paget for a spot of shopping. He selected and paid for a number of items, excluding a $1119 vacuum that he also placed in his vehicle and drov...

Smith, a father of two, was non-responsive suffering multiple significant injuries. Fire crews and paramedics, including critical care, struggled for about an hour to remove him from the vehicle. He was then moved to the waiting RACQ CQ Rescue chopper and flown to Townsville Hospital. Mr Beamish said checks revealed he had amphetamine and methylamphetamine in his system, as well as other pain relief medication. Smith, 34, pleaded guilty to drug driving and failing to have proper control of...

The court heard he would not say how the bike came into his possession and he denied knowing it was stolen. Mr Beamish sought restitution regarding the decrease in value since the motorbike, even though it was returned, could not be sold at the same price. However Magistrate Damien Dwyer said they could chase that through the civil court. Stavrow pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the motorcycle with intent to deprive, and failing to appear in court. The court heard a warrant had to be issu...

  As a result the man and his juvenile son, both who cannot be named for legal reasons, were charged. On Friday the father pleaded guilty to common assault over the matter. Mackay Magistrates Court heard the confrontation occurred after two motorcyclists parked their bikes next to the mans car as a result Mr Kapitzkes bag allegedly made contact with the vehicle. The father shaped up to Mr Kapitzke while gripping two ice-creams, which he asked his son to take. Prosecutor Rob Beamish said...