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Man accused of stealing from retirement home

July 30, 2026 8:33 am in by

A man has been charged over an alleged break in at an East Mackay retirement village.

The 46-year-old is accused of entering the Good Shepherd Lodge on McIntyre Street on July 18, stealing multiple items including jewellery, identification, and cash belonging to a 95-year-old woman.

Police searched a Bellavista Court address in Beaconsfield on Tuesday and located several items of jewellery.

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The 46-year-old Beaconsfield man was charged with enter dwelling and commit, and possessing dangerous drugs.

He has been remanded in custody and due to reappear before Mackay Magistrates Court on 3 August.

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