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A MOTORCYCLE rider who failed to stop for police has been hit with a $6072 fine and jail terms after being caught driving while disqualified three times.
Brett Wright received jail terms of six months each for each of his three disqualified driving charges, all to be served concurrently and with immediate parole, when he appeared before Ipswich Magistrates Court for sentence on Friday.
Brett Kevin Wright, 24, a labourer from Carina Heights, pleaded guilty to a series of charges including failing to stop for police at Redbank Plains on March 17 2020; three charges of driving when court disqualified at Darra, Spring Hill, and Redbank Plains; possession of dangerous drugs; possession of drug utensils; and failing to appear at court.
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Subscriber only A hero police dog has tracked down four men hiding in long grass after they allegedly smashed their way into two supermarkets at Ipswich overnight. Police allege the men drove a stolen black Volkswagon Jetta to the Woolworths at Fernvale where they tried to smash entry through the doors just after midnight. Their plan was foiled when cleaners disturbed the men who fled the scene and drove to another Woolworths in Collingwood. The men then allegedly used a sledgehammer to smash the glass door into the store, stealing cigarettes and mobile phones before fleeing in the Jetta.
The four men allegedly fled on foot and hid in long grass after being pursued by police. One of the men was bitten by a police dog while being arrested
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FREE perfume, vodka and jewellery were on the hit list for a thief who struck at a jewellery store, bottle shop, a hotel and a chemist store.
But police caught up to the prolific light-fingered Ipswich offender and he found himself in a jail cell.
Appearing before Ipswich Magistrates Court from jail via video-link, Aidan Eden Pascoe, 31, from Brassall, pleaded guilty to entering premises of Showcase Jewellers and stealing at Mount Ommaney on November 16 last year; stealing perfume from the Chemist Warehouse in Oxley; stealing alcoholic beverages from BWS Redbank Plains; stealing a bottle of vodka from the Jindalee hotel; possession of dangerous drugs; and failing to safely dispose of a used needle/syringe.