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Subscriber only A Lismore woman accused of fraudulently transferring thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of her parents and her employer has had her case adjourned again. Louise Karen Jarrett, 46, appeared before Byron Bay Local Court on Wednesday as a hearing over allegations she fraudulently withdrew money from two separate bank accounts continues. Ms Jarrett has previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception. It is alleged Ms Jarrett conducted fraudulent withdrawals of two separate Summerland Credit Union accounts in Bangalow on the morning of October 20, 2018. Police will allege $66,637 was taken between the two alleged offences, and a two-factor authorisation was used for both transactions.
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DNA evidence is yet to be filed in the case against two men charged with carrying a commercial quantity of cannabis concealed in a truck.
Phu Long Tien, 24, and Quan Khai Tran, 23, from the Brisbane suburb of Inala, were arrested on the night of November 19 last year.
Police will allege they had stopped the truck travelling north on the Pacific Highway at Ewingsdale and after searching the vehicle, found 84kg of cannabis.
The men are each charged with supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis and drug possession. Police will allege the cannabis was concealed in the rear of the truck.
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Subscriber only A man facing drug charges after police allegedly found a stash of drugs and cash in his vehicle near Byron Bay was a stroke of the pen away from having an arrest warrant issued this week, a court has heard. Robert Vandermeer, 58, from Rathmines - south of Newcastle - was arrested on December 30 last year after police stopped his vehicle at the Byron Bay interchange on the Pacific Highway in Ewingsdale. Police claim they stopped Mr Vandermeer s vehicle after he allegedly failed to use his indicator. They will allege they found a range of drugs including cannabis leaf, cannabis resin, MDMA, cocaine and LSD as well as $21,700 cash in his vehicle.
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Subscriber only A man serving time behind bars for his part in a violent attack at a Byron Bay caravan park will appeal his sentence. Braiden Isaac Ward, 28, from Halfway Creek, was sentenced to 12 months behind bars in December. His non-parole period was due to expire in April. Ward was not required to appear by video link from custody when his case was mentioned before Byron Bay Local Court on Monday. A bail application was initially expected to go before the court, but this was withdrawn. Ward was convicted in his absence of the two counts of two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault in July last year.