Man dead after being shot by police
A man has been shot dead by police following a confrontation near one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious schools, with witnesses describing hearing several gunshots. LATEST DETAILS
Police & Courts Gold Coast
Feet on the beat: Why Burleigh needs police foot patrols
Increasing the visibility of police in crime hot spots is proven to deter law-breaking. But when was the last time you saw a police officer on foot, on the beat, asks Dr Tyler Cawthray.
Bosses of failed festival turn on one another after $214K court loss
“Had I known the truth, I would have never gone into business with him”: The pair behind a doomed southeast Qld music festival have each blamed the other after a court found they misled a businessman.
High profile lawyer who bought coke from client fighting to save career
One of Queensland’s most high-profile defence solicitors who “brazenly” bought cocaine from a criminal client is fighting to save his legal career
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Gold Coast cabaret club founders face $500,000 damages claim
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Uber driver’s savage assault on elderly motorist revealed
A Gold Coast rideshare driver launched a savage attack on a 76-year-old man in response to the most minor of provocations, leaving the septuagenarian with a broken wrist and shattered dentures.
Elite tennis coach to learn full list of child sex offence allegations
An elite Gold Coast junior tennis coach charged with a raft of child sex offences will learn the full extent of the police allegations against him next month.
‘No one believed me’: Gold Coast woman’s fight to put stepfather behind bars
Seven years since a young woman first tried to report her stepfather to police for raping and molesting her and her friends as children, he has finally been sentenced. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Businessman busted over boozy drive
A Gold Coast boating businessman will be back on the roads after he was busted by police driving over the limit. Read what the magistrate had to say.
Killer driver learns fate as victim’s family weeps
A woman who left the country after she killed a motorcyclist in a crash has been sentenced in court, while the rider’s family – gathered in the gallery from across the country – were finally brought closure.
Alleged death driver trial delayed due to cyclone, tram meltdown
The trial of a Gold Coast motorist who allegedly struck and killed an elderly pedestrian at Helensvale has been deferred, with Chief Judge telling jurors an hour after the trial was due to commence.
Inside Burleigh’s crime wave: ‘It all happens on Saturday at midnight’
Burleigh’s crime wave has taken off by almost 10 per cent in a year, a new report warns. Here’s what has authorities most worried.
Named: Man shot by police at Burleigh Heads hit with eight charges
The identity of a man who police shot in a Saturday night standoff at a residential address has been revealed as he faces a raft of charges. Here’s what we know so far.
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