Thirty two new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their front-line role in public safety at a ceremonies held in Townsville and Maryborough.
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Subscriber only A TOWNSVILLE father cut off his GPS tracker days before he snatched a man s iPhone from his hands to read its messages. Trent Walker, 21, pleaded guilty to two charges in the Townsville Magistrates Court on Tuesday via video link from the Townsville Correctional Centre. The charges were one count of wilful damage and one count of stealing The court heard Walker was on parole when on February 1 he cut off his GPS tracking device worth $500. Police prosecutor Anita Page said that nine days later Walker snatched an iPhone 6 that he perused for messages before stealing it and telling the victim not to leave the house.
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Subscriber only The cellmate of a young Townsville man who tragically took his life while behind bars has revealed the man s troubled mental state in the days beforehand. Tragic details of Dylon James Ahquee s final moments and his troubled history through the justice system were revealed at a coronial inquest on Wednesday. Mr Ahquee, 19, was found dead by his cellmate in his Townsville Correctional Centre cell on the night of Boxing Day 2015. Despite attempts by emergency services and correctives staff, he was unable to be revived.
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