'Burglar' found asleep in Townsville home and other top stories.

• 'Burglar' found asleep in Townsville home

  

  The residents of a Townsville home were shocked when they came home to find a stranger asleep in one of their beds.Two people returned to their Charles Street home in the suburb of Kirwan early Wednesday morning, after spending a night away, to find their home had been broken into. Residents returned to their homne after a night away and found a stranger asleep in a bed. Photo: Tanya Lake They went inside and found household items strewn over the floor and a man asleep on one of their ..

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• VIP family package winners on a high

  

  ONE Townsville family’s excitement for this weekend’s T150 Defence Force Air Show and Townsville Bulletin Sky Show has skyrocketed after winning the Golden Ticket to one of the city’s biggest events. The Helmore family won the VIP package as part of a Townsville Bulletin, Townsville City Council and Royal Australian Air Force competition. The ticket includes exclusive seats to the air show on Saturday and a VIP experience at the RAAF Base Townsville Open Day on Sunday.Neil Helmore said he always..

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• Surgery up in flames

  

  A FIRE that ripped through the Hyde Park Medical Centre, causing millions of dollars worth of damage, is being treated as suspicious.Detectives were last night investigating any links between the blaze at the Bayswater Rd medical centre early yesterday morning and a separate fire that had been lit soon after in Pimlico.Doctors were left to treat patients in the centre’s car park yesterday as fire investigators and detectives sifted through the ashes of the building. The fire, which is believed t..

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• Townsville crime watch for Thursday, October 13

  

  A number of homes and vehicles have been entered during the past 24 hours between 7am to 7am in the Townsville area. Police urge all residents to be vigilant with the security of their property. By ensuring homes and vehicles are locked and property secured, it will decrease the likelihood of becoming a victim of an opportunist crime. Homes and vehicle entered in the past 24 hours were from the following locations: Police encourage members of the public to report any suspicious behaviour to C..

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• Townsville stolen vehicle and number plate alert, Thursday October 13

  

  Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a number of vehicles and number plates stolen throughout the Townsville District. Several of the vehicles listed below were stolen while the victims were at home. Keys, mobile phones and cash have also been stolen after thieves gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view. Ask yourself, “Where are my car keys?” Police advise that residents should secure their home and vehicle to avoid opportunistic thefts. Hiding car ke..

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• Run for gold as Coppo helps out QAS at Games

  

  The Townsville QAS Aus Tag Gold Medal Team with Reece Coppo Reece Coppo making a Run for Gold. Well the medals keep pouring in for our representatives from the North at the games on the Sunny Coast. Although we are a part of a greater team the Mighty Maroons of Queensland, we are showing our capabilities. One of our newest officers Reece Coppo from Stuart Station, has helped the Queensland Ambulance Service Team from Townsville to a Gold medal in t..

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