Category: Gold Coast News
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WITNESSES SOUGHT FOLLOWING GOLD COAST HIT-AND-RUN
Police are renewing appeals for witnesses of a hit-and-run accident on the Gold Coast last week that seriously injured a man in his 60’s. The man was walking along Wuraga Road in Bahrs Scrub near the intersection of Prangley Road just after 7:30pm last Thursday, when he was hit by an unknown vehicle. The 62-year-old…
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EXTRADITION FOR MAN ACCUSED OF GOLD COAST HOLD-UPS
A man has been extradited from New South Wales, following a series of armed robberies on the Gold Coast earlier this year. Police say the 26-year-old man was armed with a metal bar when held up a general store at Tallai and a bottle shop in Palm Beach on separate days in September. Investigations into…
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69-YEAR-OLD GOLD COAST BUS DRIVER PUNCHED IN THE FACE
A man who allegedly assaulted a bus driver, after earlier refusing to pay the fare, will face a Gold Coast court next month. The incident happened just before 1:30pm at Robina Town Centre on Thursday. Police allege a verbal altercation took place, before the man punched the 69-year-old driver in the face. An 18-year-old Varsity…
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GOLD COAST TRADIES TARGETED BY THEIVES
Police have issued a warning to Gold Coast tradesmen, after expensive tools and equipment were stolen from vehicles. Trade vehicles on the southern end of the Gold Coast in particular have been targeted, and overnight a utility in Elonara had its canopy broken into with a number of tools stolen. Police are reminding people to…
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FURTHER ARRESTS FOLLOW GOLD COAST ROBBERY
A second man has been charged over the alleged armed robbery of a man on the Gold Coast. Police say that shortly after 4am on Friday the 30th of November, the 27-year-old was in sitting his car on Tallebudgera Creek Road in West Burleigh, when another man entered the vehicle armed with a knife. It’s…
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BYSTANDERS INTERVENE IN ATTEMPTED PHARMACY ROBBERY
Two bystanders have apprehended a would-be thief, after he allegedly attempted to hold-up a Gold Coast pharmacy. The man entered a business on Marine Parade in Southport just before 8:20pm on Saturday, and allegedly threatened to make use of a firearm. Police say he then started filling a bag with medication. But two men who…
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THIEVES LEFT EMPTY HANDED IN ATTEMPTED ATM BREAK-IN
An ATM has been damaged during an attempted break-in on the Gold Coast. Police say the standalone ATM at a shopping centre in Palm Beach had its metal roof and side wall damaged shortly after 2:30am today. Despite the damage, the ATM withstood the attack and no money was stolen.
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GOLD COAST POLICE LAY EXTORTION, DRUGS AND WEAPONS CHARGES
Queensland detectives have charged a 31-year-old with extortion, drug and weapons offences, as part of a police operation targeting organised crime. Operation Oscar Pompeii is focused on a Middle Eastern organised crime network, with detectives arresting the man at a Surfers Paradise unit on Saturday. The man faces a range of charges including trafficking and…
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PRICE OF BEER SET TO INCREASE DUE TO RECYCLING SCHEME
A new recycling scheme will soon increase a case of beer by up to five dollars At the moment many bottle shops across the Coast aren’t affected, but that’s about to change.
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GOLD COAST MAN HAS HIS PHONE STOLEN AT GUN POINT
A man has been ordered into a car at gunpoint before having his phone stolen on the Gold Coast. The incident took place on Usher Avenue in Labrador just before 12:30pm yesterday. Police say two men in a white SUV pointed a gun at the man and demanded he get into the vehicle, where they…