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CCTV footage shows the moment a man broke into a police holding yard with a front-loader and used it to push a tow truck out of the way before he set it on fire and drove away in a car he had stolen before.

“We gathered all the information we had and were able to place him at an address and he was taken into custody without further incident,” he said. “We thank the public for their assistance.” Mr Rankin was due to reappear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He was charged with one count each of dangerous driving, evade police, fail to properly dispose of a needle and two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess dangerous drugs and unlicensed driving. If you have i...

Premium Content Subscriber only Police are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking in North Rockhampton on Monday night. A 23-year-old man had arrived home at an address in Bulman Street, Norman Gardens, about 7pm and was approached by two unknown males while perusing his phone before getting out of the vehicle. One of the males allegedly had a piece of chain wrapped around his fist and demanded the victim’s vehicle. A struggle ensued and the victim was al...

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Premium Content Subscriber only Two people have been charged after a father and son were allegedly assaulted with a metal bar at Silly Sollys in Rockhamptons CBD on Tuesday, March 2. Police allege a man in his 40s and a teenager were assaulted by up to four people, one armed with a metal bar. The teenager was allegedly assaulted outside Silly Sollys, while the man was assaulted inside the store. Both alleged victims were transported to Rockhampton Hospital in stable conditions with facial l...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Rockhampton woman has had her matter heard in court on Tuesday after allegedly "slashing" a man at his home in Depot Hill on Monday night with a knife. Police were called to an alleged disturbance between a man and woman, who were known to each other, on Arthur Street about 10pm. During the disturbance the 28-year-old man allegedly sustained a deep laceration to his forearm and the woman a minor injury to her head. The man retreated inside his home and call...