On the Beat

A 29-year-old Casino man was caught speeding and drunk on the Bruxner Highway on Sunday night. Highway Patrol Police stopped him at Uralba at around 9.50pm and charged him with exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km/h. He was breath tested and had a middle range PCA reading of 0.105.

Police and Fire Brigade were called to the Ballina Angling Club, Canal Road, Ballina around 2.54am on Monday to find a timber storage shed alight. The shed contained a ride-on lawn mower, gas BBQ, old bunk beds, wooden tables and chairs and bric-a-brac. Any information to Ballina Police on 6681 8699.

A business in Canterbury Street, Casino was broken into some time between 11.30pm Saturday and 8.20am Sunday and a safe containing a large amount of cash was stolen. Any information to Casino Police on 6662 0099.

A 15-year-old McLean's Ridges youth suffered severe burns to his left arm, hand and eye when a homemade bomb exploded in his hand on Saturday. Two teenagers made the bomb using basic household chemicals from information gathered on the internet. The youth jumped into the pool to stop the burning, but struggled to breathe. His friend called an ambulance for help.

Three businesses in the Wollongbar Industrial Estate were broken into between 11.30am Saturday and 6.40am Monday, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage. Only a small amount of loose change was taken. Any information to Alstonville Police on 6628 0244.

A video camera worth $1200 stolen from a house in Laurel Avenue, Lismore on Saturday night. The occupants were asleep when thieves forced their way in through a front garage door Any information to Lismore Police on 6623 1599.

Someone has been "snow dropping" - stealing women's underwear - from a clothesline in Fig Tree Drive, Goonellabah. The latest incident occurred between 1pm Sunday and 5pm Monday, and follows on from earlier thefts. Any information to Lismore Police on 6623 1599.

A 61-year-old man working on the roof of a house in Leycester Street, Lismore, had a 'bum bag' containing a digital camera stolen when thieves entered the premises through an open back door around 11.30am on Monday. Any information to Lismore Police on 6623 1599.

The Alstonville Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre in Bugden Avenue suffered considerable structural damage following a fire at around midnight last Thursday. The Alstonville Fire Brigade responded within eight minutes of receiving an emergency call and found the premises burning at the rear right corner. The fire spread to the roof and took around 90 minutes to bring under control. Investigations into the cause of the blaze are continuing.

A 30-year-old Tabulam mother who has never held a drivers licence and has been disqualified from driving until 2019 was discovered driving along the Bruxner Highway at Piora on Wednesday night. Police recognised her blue Holden Commodore station wagon after it pulled over in front of them. She will appear in Casino Court on September 8.

A yellow and black Sea Doo jet ski worth $10,000 was stolen from the backyard in Richmond Street, Wardell between 11:30pm last Wednesday and 12:05am last Thursday. The jet ski has the registration number MO898Q and was on a trailer (worth $1000) with the registration BG5041. Any information, call Crime Stoppers.

A 29-year-old Alstonville woman has been charged with possessing a prohibited drug and cultivating a prohibited plant after police discovered several cannabis plants growing in the backyard of a house in Whipps Ave, Alstonville, last Tuesday. She will appear in Ballina Court on August 20.

A 1987 white Holden commodore was stolen from the car park at St Vincent's Hospital Lismore some time between midday and 9.30pm on Tuesday. Any information to Lismore Police on 6623 1599.

Sometime between 4pm Tuesday and 5am Wednesday, thieves broke into a 1989 Holden Astra parked in Aspley Street, Ballina. They forced the ignition, and moved the vehicle two houses down the street. Any information to Ballina Police on 6681 8699.

Signs advertising local coffee on Bangalow Road at Clunes were damaged and stolen last Thursday between 9pm and 6am. Any information,contact Lismore police on 6623 1599.