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The miner drove a car while on drugs, crashing through a fence and into a pole.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty on April 23 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to breaching domestic violence orders, drug driving, wilful damage, stealing, drive without due care and attention, stealing fuel, attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle, fail to appear in court and enter premises belonging to Rockhampton Regional Council and commit indictable offence by break and stealing.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Sarah Rowe said all the matters before the court showed the defendant committed acts of a wide varying nature.
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In July, $200 was withdrawn. Sen-Constable Rowe said a UnitingCare lead practitioner was conducting an audit in September to ensure the victim s finance ledger and bank account matched up. The practitioner noticed there was a discrepancy and after questioning Morris, the 74-year-old woman admitted she took the cash. After that, Morris handed in her resignation and paid back the money. In court on Monday, Morris pleaded guilty to fraud. Lawyer Peta Vernon said Morris had been working with UnitingCare for 20 years. A carer took $1000 from her disability client. Photo: File Ms Vernon told the court Morris youngest son was a drug addict and was always asking for money.
She then swore again at police and threw two cigarettes at an officer. Bauer did not do a second breath test and instead continued swearing at police and throwing her arms around, then hit a different officer in the arm with her fist. A little later she again swung her first and hit a light device on an officer s arm, all the while claiming she was not the one driving the vehicle earlier in the night. Sen-Constable Rowe said a couple of months later, in January, Bauer gave a statutory declaration stating her vehicle was stolen in December. However, she later provided a different stat dec saying the vehicle was stolen in November.
Stocks was caught on CCTV and police caught up with her on November 14. Sen-Constable Rowe said before being put in the police vehicle, Stocks was found with a meth pipe in her possession. Stocks pleaded guilty to unauthorised dealing with shop goods and possessing utensils or pipes. The 35-year-old woman told the court she thought she had money the first time on the Peak Downs Highway, but was mistaken. Driver fuelled up at a Bowen servo and drove off without paying. Photo: Trevor Veale The second time I just wanted to get home. I was just embarrassed, Stocks said. I do not really have an excuse for what I did.