A local producer still rebuilding after the floods has lost his entire Christmas stock, 400,000 oysters worth $350,000, in what is suspected to be a professional theft.
Crime
Posted inCrime
Two charged after alleged machete attack on Ballina street
A quiet Sunday night on a Ballina street turned violent when a man was allegedly struck with a machete. Two people are now facing court, refused bail.
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
Man charged with murder after dawn boat arrest
Detectives swooped on a boat moored on the Hastings River at dawn, arresting a 47-year-old man over the death of Port Macquarie woman Megan Tangye.
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
Woman charged after allegedly breaching tobacconist closure order in Port Macquarie
A woman has been charged after allegedly breaching a closure order at a Port Macquarie tobacconist.
Posted inClarence Valley, Crime
Appeal to locate wanted man
A man wanted over an alleged sexual offence is believed to be frequenting several areas of NSW as police appeal for help to find him.
Posted inBallina, Crime
Two charged following vehicle stop in Ballina
A man and a woman have been charged after police stopped an allegedly stolen vehicle in Ballina last night.
Posted inCrime, Taree
Teen and woman charged after alleged break-in at Taree’s Andy’s Kake Kitchen
A break-in at a well-loved Taree bakery cost it its morning trade, and led police to a stash of methamphetamine and stolen goods, with a teenage boy and a 54-year-old woman now facing separate charges.
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, Port Macquarie
Teenage girl charged after elderly woman stabbed at Port Macquarie
A 72-year-old woman airlifted to hospital after an alleged stabbing at her Port Macquarie home, with a 15-year-old girl now facing court.
Posted inCrime, Tweed Heads
Carer charged over alleged $140,000 bank card transactions in Tweed Heads
A Tweed Heads carer has been charged after police uncovered more than $140,000 in alleged unauthorised transactions involving an elderly man.
Posted inCrime, Yamba
Man charged over fatal Yamba boat capsize
A man has been charged over a boat capsize that left two people dead at Yamba on the NSW North Coast earlier this year.