Tag: gold coast
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GRAVE CONCERNS AS HINTERLAND FIRE THREAT REACHES CRITICAL LEVEL
Gold Coast fighters are bracing for what could be a dangerous weekend ahead for those living in the Hinterland. More than 230 blazes are right now burning across the state – with fears the Coast could be the next area affected
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TWO CHARGED OVER ALLEGED GOLD COAST GRAFFITI
Two men have been charged over a sting of graffiti attacks on local businesses, government buildings and other property on the Gold Coast. Police say the offences occurred in the Coolangatta CBD in the early hours of Saturday, May 27. A 19-year-old man from Tweed Heads West and a 20-year-old man from Palm Beach have…
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ALLEGED ATTEMPTED CARJACKER ESCAPES POLICE CUSTODY
A teenager, wanted in relation to an alleged attempted carjacking on the Gold Coast, has mistakenly been released from police custody. Police say the 15-year-old was in a cell at the Southport Watchhouse, charged with attempted robbery threatening violence. He was sharing the cell with another boy who was due for release, and when police…
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50-YEAR-OLD EXTRADITED TO QUEENSLAND TO FACE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES
A man will be extradited from Newcastle to Queensland today to face charges, following a domestic incident on the Gold Coast. It’s alleged the 50-year-old assaulted, choked and threw petrol over a 45-year-old woman at an address in Upper Coomera in late March. The man is expected to face charges including choking, suffocating, strangulation associated…
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ICE AND MORE THAN $100,000 IN CASH SEIZED ON THE GOLD COAST
Half a kilo of the drug ice and more than $100,000 in cash have been seized by police on the Gold Coast over the weekend. Police say that just before 10am on Saturday, they stopped a man, believed to be a Hells Angel OMCG member, walking along the Gold Coast Highway in Miami. They allege…
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MAN WOUNDED WITH A BROKEN BOTTLE IN GOLD COAST ALTERCATION
A man has been injured with a broken bottle in a fight on the Gold Coast. At around six last night, a group of men were at a licenced premises at Santa Maria Court in Burleigh Waters, when a fight broke out between them and another male. Police report he left the scene and returned…
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MERCEDES CORBY TO APPOSE AVO
Mercedes Corby will oppose an AVO being taken out against her after an alleged dispute between Corby and former friend Trudy Todd. The pair opened a tapas bar on the Gold Coast last year, which is believed to have gone out of business. Ms Todd said outside court the dispute between her and Corby didn’t…
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WOULD-BE GOLD COAST ROBBER COMES AWAY EMPTY-HANDED
Gold Coast police are on the lookout for a man after an attempted hold up a service station over the weekend. Around 3.30am on Sunday, a man entered the Marine Parade business in Southport, armed with a large knife. He threatened staff and demanded cash, but fled the scene empty-handed. No one was injured. The…
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FEMALE GOLD COAST ESCAPEES ON THE RUN
Two female prisoners are on the run after escaping from a low custody facility in the Gold Coast hinterland. Charlotte Bowman, 19, and Jahnessa Jerome, 24, went missing from the Numinbah Correction Centre just before midnight last night. Bowman is serving one year for common assault while Jerome is serving one year and three months…
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FAMILY HOME OF 35 YEARS DESTROYED BY FIRE
A family have escaped without injury after their home was destroyed by a fire on the Gold Coast overnight. It’s believed the fire began around 9pm, with neighbours using garden hoses to battle the flames until fire crews arrived. Firefighters believe the fire began in the rear of the property. The family had lived at…