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A Moranbah man hid from police after attending his ex-girlfriend s house for cold and flu medication.
The man, who cannot be named by law, pleaded guilty in Moranbah Magistrates Court on May 13 to contravention of a domestic violence order.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said police were called to a Moranbah address on April 26 following reports of a disturbance.
Police officers were originally unable to gain entry to the property due to a padlock locking the Colorbond fence.
The aggrieved met the officers at the gate and told police she had a verbal argument with a friend who had since left the address.
Premium Content A confused Moranbah man pushed a police officer multiple times before realising who it was. Buddy James Thomas, 42, pleaded guilty in Moranbah Magistrates Court on May 13 to obstructing a police officer. Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said police responded to a noise complaint at a Moranbah property on March 20 about 9.15pm. Police attended the address and knocked multiple times, to no answer. An officer opened the unlocked door, saw Thomas standing in the living room and waved at him. The court heard Thomas approached the officer and pushed back. When the officer tried to explain who they were and why they were there, Thomas pushed the officer again, followed with a strike to the chest.
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A Moranbah man, who was charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, remains on bail following a further court adjournment on Thursday.
David Rawiri Edwards, the owner of Treespec CQ, was arrested and charged in October, following ongoing investigations into the alleged attack on Justin Karl Herlihy on September 30, but was later released on Supreme Court bail in December.
At the first court appearance on November 2, Magistrate Robert Walker said Mr Edwards allegedly took a metre-long black metal bar and struck the victim in the shin area before striking in other areas including his head, face and arms in a âbrutalâ assault.
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Subscriber only A Mackay woman has been arrested and charged after she was allegedly caught high-range drink-driving through a residential street at Moranbah. The 41-year-old Bucasia woman allegedly recorded a blood-alcohol content reading of 0.171 after she was intercepted by police at Lawson Drive about 10.30pm on April 14. Senior Sergeant Adam Dyer said the woman was pulled over for a random breath-test when she recorded the positive result. The woman s driver s licence was immediately suspended and she has been issued a notice to appear at Moranbah Magistrates Court on May 13.
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A Moranbah father risked his family’s livelihood when choosing to drive just hours after drinking during a big night out.
Mathew Vincent Buswell, 51, pleaded guilty in Moranbah Magistrates Court on April 15 to driving over the general alcohol limit but not over the middle limit.
The father of three young children was driving home from Mackay about 11.40am on February 21 when he was intercepted by police on Peak Downs Highway for a roadside breath test.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Buswell returned a blood-alcohol content reading of .057.
Buswell said he had been drinking at the Mackay races the day prior and stopped drinking about 4am the morning of the offence.