Category: Gold Coast News
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COMING UP IN NBN NEWS AT SIX
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ROAD SPIKES USED TO APPREHEND MAN AFTER ALLEGED CAR JACKING
A man will face court after allegedly threatening a number of people with a firearm on the Gold Coast. Police say at around 10:30am yesterday, the armed man attended a Meadowbank Drive address in Upper Coomera, and made threats towards a female resident. It’s believed the two were known to each other. A 67-year-old male…
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CONCERNS HELD FOR MISSING 12-YEAR-OLD GOLD COAST GIRL
Appeals are being made to the public to locate a missing 12-year-old girl on the Gold Coast. The girl was last seen at a residence on Leonardo Circuit in Coombabah at around 5am yesterday. Police hold concerns for her welfare due to her age, and because her disappearance is out of character. She is described…
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19-YEAR-OLD HOSPITALISED IN GOLD COAST ASSAULT
Three men will face a Gold Coast court next month after a man was allegedly assaulted. Just before 3:30am on Monday, police allege the three men punched and kicked a 19-year-old man on the corner of Orchid Avenue and Cavil Avenue in Surfers Paradise. Police accuse one of the men, a 19-year-old from Upper Coomera,…
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OFFICIALS SCHOOLIES CELEBRATIONS WRAPS UP ON THE GOLD COAST
The official week of schoolies for 2017 has concluded with only three male schoolies arrested on three offences overnight on the Gold Coast. 8 non-schoolies were also arrested on 9 offences, relating mainly to drug offences. While official celebrations have ended for Queensland school leavers, a large number of interstate schoolies are expected to begin…
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TEEN ARRESTED WHILE ALLEGEDLY HOLDING UP CONVENIENCE STORE
A teenager has been apprehended while allegedly committing an armed robbery at a convenience store on the Gold Coast. Police say the boy entered the store on the Gold Coast Highway in Burleigh at around 6.30pm yesterday, threatening the shop assistant with a torch taser and demanding cash. Police were attending the store on a…
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SCHOOLIES ON THE GOLD COAST ENTERS FINAL NIGHT
As schoolies on the Gold Coast enters its final night, police remain positive about the overall public behaviour during the last week. 10 schoolies – seven male and three female – were arrested on 13 charges in the Surfers Paradise CBD overnight, with most of the charges relating to public nuisance and drug possession offences.…
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DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES LAID AS SCHOOLIES CONTINUES
Despite 17 schoolies being arrested overnight, Gold Coast police say they’re pleased with overall crowd behaviour in the Surfers Paradise CBD overnight. The arrests were mainly for drug-related possession offences, while fifteen schoolies were also issued with liquor infringements notices. Of those arrested, 16 were male. Seven non-schoolies were also arrested on charges relating to…
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14-YEAR-OLDS ALLEGEDLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO GOLD COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Three teenagers will be dealt with under The Youth Justice Act after allegedly causing damage to a Gold Coast high school. Police were alerted to a group of juveniles acting suspiciously at Elanora High School, at around 4:30pm on Saturday. On arrival, they found three youths on a roof, and a plant that had been…
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13 SCHOOLIES ARRESTED OVERNIGHT ON THE GOLD COAST
Drug possession was the main reason for arrests in the first weekend of schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast. 13 schoolies were arrested overnight on 16 offences, seven of which were drug possession. 11 others were issued with liquor infringement notices. Meanwhile, 10 non-schoolies were arrested on 12 charges, mostly relating to public nuisance and…