On the Beat: Help police solve petty crimes at the Gold Coast

Police are hoping the community can help identify a man in a Batman costume who allegedly made off without paying for fuel at the Gold Coast. Can you help?

On The Beat. February 11, 2025. Pictures: Queensland Police Service.

Police are looking to the community for help to solve alleged petty crimes around the Gold Coast, including one man in a Batman costume who allegedly stole fuel from a petrol station.

Batman unmasked

Reference: QP2500095164. Anyone who may be able to assist is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Picture: Queensland Police Service.

Reference: QP2500095164

Police unmasked Batman only to find it was not Bruce Wayne. Now, they are turning to the community to help identify him, after he allegedly stole fuel from a petrol station.

The man in the Batman onesie allegedly stole fuel from a Stapylton petrol station at about 8.10pm on January 14.

The man allegedly left the petrol station on Henry Hester Dr without paying for $203 worth of diesel.

Speak up if you know this man

Reference: QP2500140056. Anyone who may be able to assist is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Picture: Queensland Police Service.

Reference: QP2500140056

At 1am on January 23, police allege a speaker was stolen from a store at Burleigh Waters, and they believe this man can help with their investigations.

Police allege the $429 speaker was taken from a JB HiFi store on West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads.

Fuel fail

Reference: QP2500190824. Anyone who may be able to assist is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Picture: Queensland Police Service.

Reference: QP2500190824

Police want to speak with this man, who they believe left a Burleigh Waters petrol station allegedly without paying for fuel.

Police allege the man attended the petrol station on Executive Dr at Burleigh Waters at around 4.30pm on January 29, where he allegedly made off without paying for $175 worth of fuel.

Originally published as On the Beat: Help police solve petty crimes at the Gold Coast