On the Beat

A Nimbin man has died during a house fire in Kirkland's Lane, Nimbin, around 12.15am last Thursday. Police and Rural Fire Service crews worked frantically with neighbours to extinguish the blaze but the intensity was too great and the house was incinerated. The sole male occupant's remains were later removed from the scene. Police say a cause of death is yet to be determined.

Police have charged a 20-year-old Lismore man with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after he allegedly stabbed a 31-year-old man in the early hours of last Thursday morning. The assault occurred at licensed premises in Keen Street.

A 40-year-old Lismore man was taken to a Brisbane hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in Keen Street around 8pm last Wednesday. The victim sustained a broken jaw and lost several teeth following an altercation with another man. He was initially treated in Lismore but due to the seriousness of his injuries, was transferred to Brisbane where his jaw was wired. Police are waiting on a medical report before charges can be laid.

Three mobile phones, two pagers, a handbag, cash, credit cards, keys and a CD player were all stolen from a home in Pineview Crescent in Goonellabah between 11.30pm Saturday and 1.30am Sunday. It is believed the thieves entered via a closed but unlocked backyard door and stole the items while the owner slept. Any information to Lismore Police on 6623 1599.

Police are seeking information following the theft of 10 cattle from a property on Cowlong Road, McLeans Ridges, on May 19. As well as the 10 Angus and Murray Grey breeding cows, thieves also stole a considerable amount of assorted farm and building equipment. Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A water pump was stolen from a property on Ellangowan Road, Ellangowan, between 6pm Monday and 7am Tuesday morning. The pump is a Davey Dynajet 50 stock type pump. Information to Casino Police on 6662 0099.

Two Lismore teenagers aged 14 and 15 have been charged with a string of offences after stealing a car from a home in William Place, Goonellabah, around 8.20pm on Sunday night. The offenders then allegedly drove the vehicle to Queensland and back. Police spotted the vehicle around 6.50am on Monday and the pair fled. They were eventually arrested around 8.20am in Ballina Road, Goonellabah.