Independent News for the Far North Coast
Latest Far North Coast police and court news, including major incidents, charges, appeals and local court proceedings. The Coast Report provides clear and accessible reporting on police and court matters across the Northern Rivers.
A driving disqualification in 2024 has snowballed into five outstanding warrants for Lismore man Dylan King, who remains at large despite a two-year court battle, an appeal and increasingly serious…
Four cars were stolen from Port Macquarie and Thrumster overnight, sparking a police chase that ended near Moorland. A teenager and a 21-year-old man have been charged, and one car…
Three teenage boys have been refused bail after an alleged break-in, two stolen cars, and a police pursuit that ended in a Kempsey crash and a machete find.
Two Ballina men have been charged after a violent home invasion left two teenage boys injured at Keith Hall, with one already breaching bail from a separate matter.
Two women have been charged and refused bail after an armed robbery at a Goonellabah convenience store, where between $6,000 and $7,000 in cash was taken along with a firearm…
Two Bray Park neighbours allegedly detained wanted man Vaughn Cummings on a suburban footpath. He died two days later, and both men now face manslaughter charges in a case dividing…
Ballina man Nathan Elridge has been granted conditional bail while facing five charges, including allegedly carrying a knife in public and breaching a domestic AVO.
Christopher Bennett has been refused bail after three breaches in six weeks, with the judge citing repeated alleged offending and non-compliance
Police are asking witnesses and residents to check their footage after a child was approached on Kallaroo Circuit at Ocean Shores.
Police are appealing for public help to identify a mystery letter writer known as “Scorpio” or “Bullit” after more than 100 letters were sent over the past decade.