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The DV offender was released on parole having served 37 days in custody on a nine month sentence. Within two weeks he reoffended by attending his victim’s home. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only When Saleem Rehman was woken by a phone call just after 4am on Sunday, he was hoping it was another false alarm at his West Gladstone Foodworks – but this time it wasn’t. For the first time since he bought the Mellefont Street business in 2016, he said he was shocked when he checked the CCTV cameras from home. “I got up and checked the cameras and saw that the front door was smashed,” Mr Rehman said. “I am always checking the cameras when I get a call and they have been false alarms. “This was very bad, a big disappointment.” ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Stimulants used to manufacture illegal drugs including speed and ice were stolen in a smash-and-grab break-in at a Toolooa Street pharmacy last week. Blooms the Chemist Pharmacist and manager Raju Rapaka said the store s alarm sounded just after 1am on Friday. Members of the public who heard the alarm contacted police who notified me very quickly, he said. I went to the store, but I wasn t allowed inside as it was a crime scene. Then the police gave me some gloves to preserve fingerprints and I went in and showed them what went missing.
Mr Rapaka said Pseudoephedrine products available over the counter, a few other items and a small amount of cash was stolen. ....