General News
20 May, 2025
Police kept busy
CRIME in Mareeba has kept Tablelands police busy recently, with 11 driving, drug and property offences, an armed robbery charge, and teenagers charged with a total of 17 offences.
A shooting incident was also dealt with last week, and an investigation is underway into a series of suspicious fires.
A 23-year-old Mareeba man alleged to have been driving a stolen car while the tyres deflated, was charged with 11 offences on 10 May.
Police allege an incident earlier in the week, the man was driving a stolen vehicle along the Kennedy Highway towards Kuranda despite crossing a successful tyre-deflation deployment. Witnesses allege he overtaken on double lines at excessive speeds, while the tyres deflated, then stopped and fled the scene.
Police later found the man on Byrnes Street during patrol and he was taken into custody. He was charged with 11 offences including possessing dangerous drugs, receiving tainted property, driving without a licence, obstruct police officer, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving.
He will appear at the Mareeba Magistrates Court in June.
A 26-year-old Mareeba man was also arrested with multiple charges in Mareeba, including armed robbery, dating back to December. ccurring from 13 December 2022 to 2 January 2025.
Polce alleged that on 13 December, the Mareeba man armed with a bat, and a 44-year-old White Rock man armed with a club-like weapon, attended a Leafgold Weir Road, Dimbulah, address.
The pair allegedly sprayed a 53-year-old man in his eyes with an unknown substance before pulling him out of the tractor he was in and assaulting him with weapons. The 26-year-old and 44-year-old men then allegedly stole the man’s phone and left.
On 8 May, the 26-year-old man was arrested and taken to Mareeba Watchhouse where and charged with one count each of armed robbery and stealing.
The 44-year-old White Rock man was earlier located and charged with one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed, and stealing.
The 26-year-old man is next due to appear in the Normanton Magistrates Court on 9 June.
Two 16-year-old Mareeba boys were arrested and charged over a combined 17 offences allegedly committed between 3 March and 14 May.
Police said on 14 May the boys caused a disturbance in Rankin Street, before going to a nearby address and confronting a 59-year-old man.
The two boys allegedly threatened the man, before police arrived and took them to Mareeba Watchhouse where bail was denied.
One boy was charged with 10 offences including trespass, common assault, enter premises and commit indictable offence and wilful damage. The second boy was charged with seven offences including trespass and wilful damage, and two counts of common assault.
The boys were due to appear at the Mareeba Children’s Court last Thursday.
