Tag: TWEED HEADS POLICE STATION
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WEEKEND ROAD BLITZ – 71 DRINK DRIVERS AND 40 DRUG AFFECTED DRIVERS CAUGHT
More than one-hundred drivers were caught under the influence of drugs or alcohol, this weekend, by North Coast police. Far North Coast Traffic Sector Chief Insp. David Vandergriend says it’s part of a weekend-long crackdown to reduce crashes on local roads. “Resulted in some significant results of 71 drink drivers and also another 40 positive…
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FAR NORTH COAST DRINK DRIVING CRACKDOWN
Police officers in the Tweed-Byron district have been out on the roads in large numbers for Operation Fume. 25 drink drivers were caught between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay over the weekend. “It’s considerable, it’s disappointing to see how many people are still drinking and driving on our roads, particularly this time of year leading…
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TWEED HEADS ARREST OVER ALLEGED DRUG AND WEAPONS OFFENCES
A man will face Tweed Heads Court after police allegedly located drugs, a sum of cash, and an electronic stun device disguised as a torch. Earlier this week, a 25-year-old driver was stopped by police after his vehicle mounted a median strip on Wharf Street in Tweed Heads. The man was arrested and charged with…
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MINIBUS CRASHES INTO PARKED POLICE CAR OUTSIDE TWEED STATION
A man has crashed a minibus into a parked police car outside Tweed Heads Police Station. The 52-year-old has since been charged with drink driving. Officers heard the crash and ran outside to find the driver and four passengers getting off the bus. He’ll appear in Tweed Heads Local Court on October 5. (NO AUDIO)
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SHOTGUN FOUND IN ABANDONED BAG AT TWEED HEADS
Police are calling for information after finding a gun in a bag on the Far North Coast. Officers were patrolling Tweed Heads at Ducat Street and Caloola Drive on Thursday morning when they found an abandoned black bag on the footpath. The gun and bag were taken back to Tweed Heads Police Station for forenstic…