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Four cars stolen, one Police chase: Port Macquarie’s wild overnight

July 24, 2026 Jess Colton 3 Comments

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…

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Machete found as Police pursuit ends in Kempsey crash

July 23, 2026 Jess Colton 1 Comment

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.

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Ballina men charged over violent home invasion

July 23, 2026 The Coast Report 1 Comment

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.

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Ballina servo stolen car crash, offenders gone and no Police in sight

July 21, 2026 Sam Fenwick 1 Comment

A man's video of the Ballina stolen car crash at a service station has gone viral, with the offenders long gone and no police in sight for over an hour.

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‘He made dumb decisions’: family name man who died in cross-border pursuit

July 19, 2026 The Coast Report No Comments

"He had done some really stupid things," his aunt wrote. Family have now named the 25-year-old who died after a cross-border police pursuit near Kunghur.

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Loaded gun and stolen jerseys found in Tweed Heads raid

July 18, 2026 The Coast Report No Comments

A Tweed Heads raid has led to 11 charges against a Tweed Shire man, after police uncovered a loaded gun and jerseys stolen from the Tweed Seagulls.

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Two women charged after Lismore armed robbery

July 18, 2026 Jess Colton No Comments

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…

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When an alleged citizen’s arrest ended in death

July 17, 2026 The Coast Report No Comments

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…

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Ballina Man Granted Bail After Knife and AVO Charges

July 17, 2026 Jess Colton No Comments

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.

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Man dies after Ballina airport carpark crash

July 16, 2026 The Coast Report 1 Comment

A man has died in hospital after a sedan crashed into two parked vehicles in a carpark at Ballina airport.

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