Tag: surfers paradise
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ALLEGED ASSAULT HOSPITALISES 47-YEAR-OLD ON THE GOLD COAST
A fight between two men on the Gold Coast has left one in hospital and another facing assault charges. Police say a fight broke out between two men on the Esplanade between Hanlon Street and Trickett Street in Surfers Paradise around 12:20am today. A 47-year-old Fortitude Valley man was allegedly punched in the head and…
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GOLD COAST DRIVER TO FRONT COURT OVER DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGES
A man has driven on the wrong side of the road, and collided with another vehicle on the Gold Coast. Police received calls shortly before 9pm yesterday about a white Toyota Hilux ute being driven dangerously on tram tracks before colliding with a vehicle on Thomas Drive in Surfers Paradise. The vehicle then allegedly travelled…
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MAN LEFT IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER ROAD RAGE ATTACK
A bystander has captured dramatic vision of the moment a man was knocked out cold in a violent road rage attack in Surfers Paradise this afternoon. The incident taking place in broad daylight.
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MAN UNDERGOES SURGERY AFTER SHOOTING ON THE GOLD COAST
Police have shot a man on the Gold Coast, after he allegedly confronted them with a weapon. Police were called to the corner of Cyprus Avenue and Ferny Avenue in Surfers Paradise at about 1.30am this morning, after a building alarm sounded. Police say a number of shots were fired, with at least one hitting…
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GOLD COAST TRAM DERAILED AFTER COLLIDING WITH FIRE TRUCK
A tram driver and two emergency services personnel have been hospitalised after a crash between a tram and a fire truck on the Gold Coast. The collision occured shortly before 8am on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Surfers Paradise Boulevard in Surfers Paradise. The impact derailed the tram and shut down the Gold Coast’s…
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TWO TEENS QUESTIONED OVER GOLD COAST ASSAULT
Two teenagers are being questioned by police after a serious assault on the Gold Coast early this morning. At about 2am, a 21-year-old man was punched in the back of the head on Ferny Avenue in Surfers Paradise. The punch caused him to fall to the ground and hit his head on the pavement. He…
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GOLD COAST MAN GRANTED BAIL FOLLOWING ASSAULT ON WOMAN
A Surfers Paradise man has been granted bail after allegedly punching a woman in the face repeatedly during an attack in August last year. Police allege the assault occurred when the woman was given a lift to a home at Coorparoo, in Brisbane’s south. The assault left the woman requiring eye surgery and a metal…
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POLICE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OVER VIOLENT GOLD COAST ROBBERY
Police have released CCTV images of a man they are hoping will be able to assist them in relation to a violent robbery on the Gold Coast earlier this year. Around 6:20pm on November 30, on a man entered a convenience store on Aubrey Street in Surfers Paradise. After asking for cigarettes, the man tried…
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THREE POLICE ASSAULTED IN SURFERS PARADISE
Three police officers have allegedly been assaulted during a fight on the Gold Coast early this morning. According to police, around 4.20am a fight involving a group of people broke out at Cavill Mall in Surfers Paradise. Police allege that as they arrested one of the men, another man struck a male constable in the…
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HOLD-UP DOESN’T GO COMPLETELY TO PLAN IN SURFERS PARADISE
A man armed with a handgun has held up a licensed premises on the Gold Coast overnight. At around 9:30pm, the man entered the venue on Pine Avenue in Surfers Paradise, demanding money. A 26-year-old female staff member handed over a sum of cash. The man has then attempted to flee, but slipped and dropped…