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Subscriber only A Coast man, short on cash, cut more than 2m of copper piping from the ceiling of a Coast shopping centre carpark before making a run for it on Christmas Day. Ruben Peters told police he was short on money and went to a Eumundi shopping centre along Memorial Drive on December 25 last year to steal copper piping that he could later sell. Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said a shop owner was doing some work in his store when he heard some noises coming from the underground carpark. The man saw Peters standing up against the wall next to his black Ford hatchback.
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Subscriber only A brief of evidence has been given to the lawyers acting for a teenager charged of his friend s death at Teewah Beach, a court has heard. Police allege Mackenzie Liam Simpson was dangerously driving a Toyota Landcruiser on Teewah Beach on August 23 when it rolled, killing Bray Park teen Tyreece Pilot. Mr Simpson, 19, was not required to appear at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Friday when the matter was mentioned. He is facing one count of dangerously operating a vehicle causing death. Police prosecutor Phillip Stephens said a full brief of evidence had been provided to Mr Simpson s lawyers Ajis Legal on November 27.
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From nightclub knockouts to plaza pests and a supermarket stoush, several people were sentenced in 2020 for throwing fists.
Here are seven offenders who were reminded of the potentially fatal consequences of unprovoked attacks when they faced a Sunshine Coast court.
Boxer dodges jail time after nightclub knockout
A boxer who knocked a stranger unconscious at an Ocean St nightclub avoided jail time in March.
Maroochydore District Court heard that Scott Peter Kelly, 29, was intoxicated inside Maroochydore’s The Post Office Bar on June 3, 2018, when he punched a 24 year old in the face with a closed fist.