Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man who may be able to assist with enquires into the armed robbery of a pharmacy at Twin Waters yesterday. Around 12.15pm, a man entered the Ocean Drive business and threatened three female staff members with a knife, before demanding they hand over a quantity […]
Police are investigating a fire that occurred in a caravan a man had been sleeping in at Loganholme overnight. Around 11.45pm the man was awoken in the caravan at a location off the Pacific Highway after being splashed with liquid. The caravan then ignited into flame with the 50-year-old man managing to escape unharmed. The […]
Police are investigating after a man was allegedly stabbed in Woodridge early this morning. Around 3.10am, police were called to a Laurel Street home following a physical altercation between two men. Upon arrival, police located a 19-year-old man collapsed on the road outside the home. He was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a […]
Police from across the Gold Coast joined forces last night for a traffic blitz targeting drink and drug drivers as well as other dangerous driving habits. Officers from Surfers Paradise, Southport and Broadbeach along with the Gold Coast Road Policing Command and the Rapid Action Patrol took part in Operation Blue-Strike. The operation, based at […]
Police have charged a 30-year-old man with Wounding and Possession of a Knife in a Public Place following an incident at a fast food restaurant on Logan Road at Greenslopes last night. Police will allege at around 8.30pm a 50-year-old man received a wound to his leg following an altercation in the car park of […]
A 40-year-old Kingaroy man voluntarily surrendered into police custody around 9pm this evening following a stand-off with officers which began around 10pm last night. Police attended a Haly Street home last night after threats were allegedly made and an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was made around 3.40am this morning. This was […]
Police attached to the Gold Coast’s Taskforce Latro (Northern) have charged a 38-year-old Labrador man with several burglary offences following investigations into a number overnight break-ins in Southport. Police were called to a Johnston Street, Southport address around 4.30 this morning after an 84-year-old woman woke up and allegedly discovered a man inside her home […]
Sunshine Coast police investigating the robbery of a Twin Waters pharmacy this afternoon have declared a suspect device left behind on the counter as ‘safe’ and not containing explosive materials. Around 12.15pm, a man entered the Ocean Drive business and made threats towards staff before spraying three female employees with an unknown liquid. The man […]
Troop horses Manny and Hercules and Mounted Police officers Acting Sergeant Katie Blomkamp and Constable Lauren Fitzjohn made some new friends this week whilst on deployment on the Sunshine Coast. After meeting Simon and his carer on the weekend and seeing what a positive reaction he had to the horses, Mounted Police officers made arrangements to […]
Police are investigating after a fire caused extensive damage to a home at Bethania early this morning. Initial investigations indicate the fire started at the Glastonbury Drive home sometime after midnight and was discovered around 3am when the occupants returned home. No one was in the home at the time of the fire. The cause […]