Tag: surfers paradise
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TOURIST DROWNS AT GOLD COAST BEACH
An early morning swim at North Surfers Paradise has taken a tragic turn. A tourist caught in a rip was pulled from the water, but sadly she couldn’t be revived.
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29-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED STABBING
A man has been stabbed in the neck during an fight on the Gold Coast this afternoon. Police say the incident took place at a licensed premises on Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise, at around 3.30pm. It’s alleged a 24-year-old man produced a knife and stabbed the 29-year-old in the neck during the altercation which…
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DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY CHARGES LAID ON THE GOLD COAST
Gold Coast police expect to lay charges against a man over a deprivation of liberty and assault incident early this morning. Police allege the 29-year-old man attempted to flood the inside of a residence and set fire to property at an address on Hanlan Street in Surfers Paradise, shortly after midnight. A woman in her…
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DRIVER CHARGED OVER ALLEGED GOLD COAST HIT-AND-RUN
A man has been charged after a hit-and-run at Surfers Paradise early this morning. A 38-year-old man from Hollywell presented himself to Southport Police Station this afternoon where he was arrested and charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. He also faces a charge of possessing a knife in a public place. The man…
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TRIO ASSAULT 17-YEAR-OLD ON THE GOLD COAST
A teenage girl on the Gold Coast has been assaulted and robbed. Just after 5pm yesterday, the 17-year-old was walking north along the Gold Coast Highway in Surfers Paradise, when she was assaulted from behind by three females who were at the time, riding past on bicycles. The victim was knocked to the ground after…
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GOLD COAST TRIO TO FACE COURT AFTER ALLEGED ATTACKS
Three men will face court after allegedly assaulting two men in separate incidents on the Gold Coast. Between 3am and 3.30am yesterday morning, a man was walking along Surfers Paradise Boulevard in Surfers Paradise, when three men approached the man and allegedly struck him multiple times. Police say demands were also made for his wallet,…
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER SURFERS PARADISE STAND-OFF
A man, believed to have been armed with a machete, has been arrested after a stand-off with Gold Coast Police that lasted nearly two hours. Around 2:20am, police cordoned off a Surfers Paradise block, after a man in an apartment on Ferry Avenue made threats. The man was taken into custody just before 4am. An…
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COURT APPEARANCE FOR ALLEGED GOLD COAST ROBBER
A man has been charged over an alleged robbery on the Gold Coast, where two men who tried to help were also allegedly slashed with a knife. Police say a 23-year-old man was allegedly robbed by a man brandishing a knife on Cypress Avenue in Surfers Paradise on Friday night. Two friends of the victim…
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TWO PEOPLE SLASHED HELPING A MAN ALLEGEDLY BEING ROBBED ON THE GOLD COAST
An alleged robber has held a man up at knifepoint, before slashing two others that came to assist on the Gold Coast last night. Police say that just before 9.30pm, a 23-year-old man allegedly had his personal items stolen by a man brandishing a knife on Cypress Avenue in Surfers Paradise. Two men chased the…
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TWO INJURED IN VIOLENT GOLD COAST HOME INVASION
Two men have been assaulted during a violent home invasion on the Gold Coast. Police say that just before 11:30pm last night, a man forced his way into an apartment on Cypress Avenue in Surfers Paradise. It’s alleged one of the occupants was punched in the head causing minor injuries, while a second man had…