Category: Gold Coast News
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DRUGS AND CASH STOLEN FROM GOLD COAST PHARMACY
Methadone and an amount of cash has been stolen from a Gold Coast pharmacy. Police say a man entered the business on Marine Parade in Southport shortly after 5pm yesterday, and proceeded to threaten staff and demand money and methadone. Staff complied, and the man left the store with a sum of cash and a…
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WOMAN SUSTAINS BURNS IN GOLD COAST UNIT FIRE
Four people have been taken to hospital after a blaze gutted a unit on the Gold Coast overnight. Police say the fire took hold at around 11pm at Government Road address in Labrador. The four people inside at the time managed to flee the unit, and fire crews extinguished the blaze but the building was…
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CYCLIST KILLED CRASHING INTO PARKED CAR
A male cyclist has died after crashing into a vehicle on the Gold Coast. Police say the accident happened shortly after 9am this morning, when the 75-year-old male cyclist crashed into the rear of a parked car on Hope Island Road in Hope Island. The rider was thrown from his bike and died at the…
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FIREARMS ALLEGEDLY DISCOVERED BURIED ON STANTHORPE PROPERTY
A cache of firearms and ammunition have been discovered buried on a property near the Queensland-NSW border. Police allege they discovered 11 handguns, two AR15 rifles, and in excess of 10,000 rounds of ammunition, buried in barrels, buckets and tubing on a property twenty minutes outside of Stanthorpe in August. The discovery came as police…
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TWO WANTED IN RELATION TO GOLD COAST BREAK INS
Police have release a number of CCTV images as part of their investigations into a string of Gold Coast burglaries. It’s believed thieves often used bricks to gain entry to ten premises including takeaway food outlets, cafes, a hardware store and a medical centre between September 3rd and 7th. The break-ins reportedly occurred at Hope…
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STABBING ACCUSED ALLEGED TO HAVE OMCG LINKS
Two men will face court following the alleged stabbing of a man on the Gold Coast last month. Police say an altercation occurred between two men at a Tequila Court address in Mermaid Waters, shortly after 1am on August 28. During the incident, one man sustained several serious wounds to his arms and torso. Police…
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DASH CAM FOOTAGE SOUGHT OF VARSITY LAKES CRASH
Information is being sought from the public after a serious traffic crash on the Gold Coast today. Just after 7am, two cars and a utility were involved in a collision at the intersection of Scottsdale Drive and Stapley Drive in Varsity Lakes. A 51-year-old woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition with chest,…
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ONE CAR FLIPS AND ANOTHER LOOSES CONTROL ON THE GOLD COAST
A car has flipped onto its roof after being rear-ended by another vehicle on the Gold Coast. Police say the incident happened at around 9:30 last night, when a car that was allegedly weaving in and out of traffic on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Coomera failed to give way to a merging vehicle in…
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MAN FACING POKIE THEFT CHARGES DATING BACK TO 2009
A 53-year-old Gold Coast man has been arrested in relation to alleged break and enter offences dating back to 2009. Police believe the offender has been active in Queensland and New South Wales for several years, allegedly targeting poker machines in sports clubs and other commercial businesses. Police this morning executed a search warrant at…
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IRONMAN DEAN MERCER DEAD AT 47
Champion Ironman Dean Mercer died suddenly today after suffering a major heart attack while driving on the Gold Coast. The 47-year-old winner of two world titles leaves behind a wife and four young boys.