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Subscriber only A SOCIAL media prankster already facing a maximum penalty of $1 million fine or seven years in jail for allegedly sinking a car and boat in a river is in hot water for a separate stunt. Willem Ian Ungermann, also known as Willem Powerfish, has built a cult following by uploading videos of himself to social media dressed in skin-tight Lycra while playing out outrageous pranks mostly on fishermen in the Tweed. Willem Ian Ungermann, 35, better known as Willem Powerfish to his fans, faces six charges in Tweed Heads Local Court. Picture: Instagram. In one of Ungermann s earlier videos he was filmed using a giant inflatable flat head as a surfboard and dropping in on surfers at Snapper Rocks.
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Subscriber only A man has been charged and will face court after being found with a high content of alcohol in his blood while driving an unregistered car in the Pacific Highway. About 2.05am on Saturday, January 23, police observed a white Suzuki sedan leave the BP service centre at Chinderah. Police followed the vehicle at short distance, before activating the warning devices to stop the vehicle, for the purpose of a roadside breath test. The vehicle stopped on the M1 motorway. Police discovered that the registration of the vehicle had expired in November 2020. Police approached the vehicle and observed a 28-year-old male seated in the driver s seat. Police conducted a roadside breath test, which proved positive.
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Subscriber only A man has been charged and will face court after being found with a high content of alcohol in his blood while driving an unregistered car in the Pacific Highway. About 2.05am on Saturday, January 23, police observed a white Suzuki sedan leave the BP service centre at Chinderah. Police followed the vehicle at short distance, before activating the warning devices to stop the vehicle, for the purpose of a roadside breath test. The vehicle stopped on the M1 motorway. Police discovered that the registration of the vehicle had expired in November 2020. Police approached the vehicle and observed a 28-year-old male seated in the driver s seat. Police conducted a roadside breath test, which proved positive.
Two men and a woman have been charged following an investigation into a shooting in the state's north west last year. About 10.15pm on Friday 28 August.