Tag: murwillumbah
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BICYCLE RIDING ROBBER STILL AT LARGE IN STATE’S NORTH
A man is still on the run after robbing a Far North Coast service station with a machete earlier this month. It’s believed he rode a bicycle to the service station on Tweed Valley Way at 8:45 PM on March 3, when he threatened a staff member and customer. With weapon in hand, he stole…
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MURWILLUMBAH CRASH LEAVES MOTORBIKE RIDER WITH HEAD INJURIES
A man has been flown to hospital following an accident between a motorbike and a car in the state’s north. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Murwillumbah just after 7 o’clock on Monday night, following reports of a crash. The motorbike rider was treated for head and limb injuries, before he was…
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RIDER STABLE FOLLOWING ACCIDENT NEAR MURWILLUMBAH
A motorcyclist has been flown to hospital, after the bike he was riding left the road and crashed west of Murwillumbah in the state’s north. Emergency services including the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter were called to the scene at Tyalgum, just after 11 o’clock on Sunday morning. It’s understood the 62-year-old was attempting to…
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MAN DISQUALIFIED TILL 2054 ARRESTED IN STATE’S NORTH
A man, who was disqualified from driving until 2054 has been arrested in the state’s north, as part of an investigation into a police pursuit at Tweed Heads earlier this year. Specialist police searched a home on Railway Street at South Murwillumbah in the early hours of Sunday morning, where they found a 27-year-old man…
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TWO ARRESTED IN OPERATION SATURATION
A police operation in the far north of NSW has resulted in the arrest of two men over alleged drug and property offences in separate incidents. In the most recent, police allege a 27-year-old man failed to stop at Murwillumbah just after 3am this morning, and a police pursuit was initiated. He was stopped on…
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CASINO SNATCH VICTORY IN NRRRL
In NRRRL, and Murwillumbah has learnt the hard way it’s never over, until it’s over. A mistake in the dying moments delivering them a draw.
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FATHER KILLED IN MURWILLUMBAH STABBING
A father has been stabbed to death after a tense stand-off between a knife-wielding man and a group of youths at Murwillumbah, on the far north coast. His horrified wife and son witnessed the entire encounter.
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CANNABIS AND METHAMPHETAMINE UNCOVERED IN MURWILLUMBAH
Illegal drugs and cash have allegedly been discovered during the search of a property on the New South Wales far north coast. Shortly after 11am yesterday, police executed a search warrant at a property on Lundberg Drive in Murwillumbah. Police allege to have located cannabis and methamphetamine, along with an amount of cash. A 32-year-old…
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SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING MURWILLUMBAH AIRCRAFT
A light plane is missing – feared crashed on the far north coast – with one person onboard. The private aircraft took off from Murwillumbah at around 10am. The alarm was raised around four hours later when the pilot failed to return. A local farmer has since reported a plane in distress – an air…
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POLICE ISSUE A WARNING FOR FLOOD SIGHTSEERS AND LOOTERS
Police have increased patrols of flood-affected regions in the state’s north, following reports on social media of possible looting. Both uniform and plain clothes officers are on the lookout for instances of theft in Tumbulgum, Murwillumbah and Chinderah. Offenders face prosecution if caught. The caution follows a warning from police to those attending the region…