Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus is the police reporter for The Canberra Times.

Jail term for 'Incredible Hulk' standover man cut on appeal

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Christopher Knaus A standover man who has been compared to the Incredible Hulk has shaved six months from his minimum jail time after winning an appeal against his sentence.

Burglaries suspect 'threat to witnesses'

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane.

Christopher Knaus A man suspected of up to 30 burglaries in four months spoke of breaking the ribs and legs of witnesses if he was released from prison.

Bail for 'speeding, dangerous' driver

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane. Photo: Louie Douvis

Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly led police on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through a school zone has been released on bail.

Hip hop artist linked to Fyshwick stabbing

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Christopher Knaus A hip-hop artist who runs a label called "Blood Beats" has been linked to a stabbing in Fyshwick in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Crim back behind bars after breaking court orders

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Christopher Knaus A convicted murderer, armed robber and alleged drug trafficker is back behind bars after breaking an order to remain at his Stuart Flats unit for all but two minutes of the day.

Fast food manager 'stole cigarettes worth $14k'

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Christopher Knaus A Hungry Jack's manager accused of stealing more than $14,500 worth of cigarettes from a safe in an adjacent service station has gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

Accused cigarette thief used 'smokescreen' as cover, court told

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Christopher Knaus Hungry Jack's manager who allegedly pulled off a $14,500 cigarette heist has been accused of using a "smokescreen" to give himself a cover story.

Man found guilty of elaborate $14K cigarette heist

Christopher Knaus A former Hungry Jack’s manager has been found guilty of an elaborate inside job in which he stole $14,500 worth of cigarettes from an adjoining service station in Fyshwick, and then tried to sell...

Woman 'drove at officers, crashes into dam' in rampage

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Christopher Knaus A Canberra woman accused of leading police on a dangerous pursuit through a school zone is wanted in NSW over a crash that threw her two-year-old boy from the car, breaking his collarbone.

No bail for woman accused of dangerous chase

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Christopher Knaus Canberra woman accused of leading police on a dangerous pursuit through a school zone.

Jail time for church break-in

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Christopher Knaus An intellectually impaired man who broke into a church in Manuka and started a fire at the Woden bus interchange has been sentenced to three years jail.

'Hanging around the hookers again'

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Christopher Knaus Man brazenly snatched a bag from a woman to help pay off a drug dealer, court is told.

Synthetic high seized in adult store raids

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Christopher Knaus Drug investigators have seized a $12,000 haul of synthetic cannabis being openly sold from adult stores across the city, the first such raids that have ever been conducted by ACT Policing.

Drunk driver jailed for six years over fatal crash

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Christopher Knaus A NSW man involved in a fatal crash with a motorcycle while drunk and disqualified has been sentenced to six years prison.

Unworkable, crowded station impeding Gungahlin police

Sergeant Andrew Mitchell looks out over the sprawling expanse of residential construction in Gungahlin.?

Christopher Knaus Gungahlin police are being constrained by a station too small for their needs.

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Hostage, assault accused released from jail

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Christopher Knaus A standover man accused of holding his victim hostage over a $2500 drug debt and subjecting him to a prolonged assault has been released from jail, despite prosecution fears he may interfere with...

Aged care, disability services cut

Queanbeyan Mayor Tim Overall.

Christopher Knaus Queanbeyan City Council will cut its provision of aged care, disability and respite services next year, as it tries to curb the soaring costs of ''non-core'' local government services.

Student stabbed at a high school in Queanbeyan

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Peter Jean, Christopher Knaus A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the lunch-time stabbing of another teenager at a local high school on Tuesday.

Study links plastic bag ban with increase in food-related deaths

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Hamish Boland-Rudder, Christopher Knaus Canberra’s plastic bag ban may be aimed at saving the environment, but one research paper out of the US suggests banning plastic bags in favour of reusable grocery bags could actually kill humans.

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Man arrested over serious Braidwood assault

Up to six armed men robbed a Port Melbourne supermarket yesterday.

Christopher Knaus A man suffered serious injuries to his head, legs and chest after an alleged violent assault near Braidwood on Saturday.