Stealing, Surfers Paradise
Police have charged a man with a number of offences following an incident in Main Beach this evening.
It will be alleged that around 4.45pm, a man ordered and consumed a substantial amount of seafood and alcohol from a restaurant on Seaworld Drive. The man then ran from the restaurant without paying for the items.
The man was chased on foot by staff from the restaurant across Seaworld Drive, and the man subsequently entered the surf at Main Beach.
Police were called and attended Main Beach at Surfers Paradise.
Concerned for the man’s safety, police called on the assistance of lifeguards to reach the man. Lifeguards towed them out to the man on the back of jet-skis.
Police will allege they attempted to negotiate with the man to exit the water by himself, but he refused. Police were then forced to enter the water and apprehend the man, bringing him back to shore without incident.
The 33-year-old man from Labrador has been charged with one count of stealing and two counts of serious assault of a police officer.
He is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow morning, April 10.
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