A mum has been slapped with a fine after she chose to take her covid breach infringement to court. Annalyce J Elizabeth Truswell pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday to one charge of failing to comply with a Covid-19 public health direction. On April 8 last year Truswell contacted police after 6pm to report her partner and a friend were missing at Mt Walsh National Park near Biggenden. Police attended and found Truswell in a car as well as three other people, including the reported missing people who had been found. The court heard Truswell had travelled 129km from her home address at Maryborough in breach of the covid restrictions of non-essential travel.
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Subscriber only A MAN has been ordered to pay back thousands of dollars in restitution after stealing a number of expensive items for drug money. Jason Bruce Sands, 39, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court to a number of stealing offences and trespass. The court heard Sands went to multiple business around Bundaberg where he took items without making any effort to pay for them. At Robin s Kitchen in Hinkler Central, Sands took a knife block which was valued at $1499. He also stole $1200 worth of fishing rods and reels, as well as lures from Bundaberg Tackleworld. Then, at Jaycar, Sands stole a car battery jump-start kit and a home security camera.
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Subscriber only A MAN has been ordered to pay back thousands of dollars in restitution after stealing a number of expensive items for drug money. Jason Bruce Sands, 39, pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court to a number of stealing offences and trespass. The court heard Sands went to multiple business around Bundaberg where he took items without making any effort to pay for them. At Robin s Kitchen in Hinkler Central, Sands took a knife block which was valued at $1499. He also stole $1200 worth of fishing rods and reels, as well as lures from Bundaberg Tackleworld. Then, at Jaycar, Sands stole a car battery jump-start kit and a home security camera.
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A COURT has heard how an 18-year-old woman felt âintimidatedâ and under âduressâ when a complete stranger got in her car and asked to be taken to places around Bundaberg.
Christina Evelyn Broome pleaded guilty in Bundaberg Magistrates Court to five offences including entering a premises with intent and stealing.
She appeared in court by videolink from the Bundaberg Watch House.
As the victim was leaving the Dan Murphyâs carpark on Saturday, Broome approached her â gesturing like there was something wrong with her car.
The victim stopped and wound the window down, Broome told her she needed a lift.