8000 messages, sex proposals: Desperate pursuit of underage girl
A young security guard fell head over heels for a 15-year-old girl, who was driven to the edge of suicide when he belatedly broke things off, a court has heard.
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Two more charged with violent Dreamworld melee
Police have confirmed two teenagers have been charged with assault after an alleged brawl at Dreamworld earlier in January, taking the total number of people charged to three.
73km/h in a school zone: 20 speeders nabbed at Ashmore school
Queensland Police’s holiday annual road safety blitz, Operation Mistletoe, is entering its final phase, with back-to-school speed limits tripping up dozens of motorists outside Ashmore State School.
Hot e-bike battery placed in freezer explodes, engulfing units
Multiple people have been evacuated from a Gold Coast apartment building in an early-morning blaze – with authorities zeroing in on a red-hot e-bike battery as a likely source.
‘Battled addiction’: How young, jailed coke fiend got in way too deep
A young Gold Coast father-of-one will remain behind bars after being found with a significant haul of cocaine inside a Coles shopping bag and elsewhere. Here’s when he might see freedom.
‘Blood everywhere’: Mum’s fury as teen son cleaned up in alleged hit-run
A Gold Coast mum is on a desperate hunt for information regarding a hit-and-run driver who allegedly cleaned up her teen son while he was riding his bicycle home from a friend’s place.
‘Exploded’: Arsonist torches popular cafe at Gold Coast hospital
A cafe which only recently traded hands has gone up in flames in an early morning arson attack, with police saying a person was depicted on CCTV dousing the business in accelerant before setting it alight.
Alleged chase teen arrested at Burleigh Heads won’t contest charges
A teenager who allegedly led police from both NSW and Qld on a wild cross-border pursuit from the Northern Rivers to southern Gold Coast over the weekend has faced court for the first time.
Gold Coast tradie slugged $12,000-plus for ‘defective’ deck
A tradie who botched the installation of a deck at Upper Coomera, then vanished like a wisp of smoke despite repeated assurances he would be back to fix the problems, has been ordered to cough up.
‘Leg slashed’: New details of Chevron Island home invasion emerge
Gold Coast police say they are yet to make any arrests after two men entered a home on Chevron Island on Sunday night and stabbed an occupant, but new details of the crime have emerged.
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