Category: Gold Coast

Gold Coast records highest amount of car theft insurance claims in Queensland

Gold Coast residents are urged to be vigilant, with the city once again recording the highest amount of car theft claims in the whole of Queensland. New data from RACQ reveals there was

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Queensland car thefts remain on the rise

The data revealed Fitzroy in central Queensland experienced the biggest jump in car theft claims, up by 72%, followed by Logan, in south east Queensland, with a 37% increase. Despite experiencing a 16.5%

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Dramatic near misses as large crane falls

A large crane has toppled over, hitting powerlines and cars on a suburban street in Brisbane’s south, with at least one person requiring medical assistance, as witnesses tell how close it came to

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Man seriously injured in suspected hit and run sparked by road rage crash

A man has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car in a suspected hit-and-run allegedly fuelled by an earlier prang on the Gold Coast. It’s understood two vehicles had been involved

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Road rage incident leaves 49-year-old man hospitalised

A road rage incident in Palm Beach has ended with a man being run over by a van. How it all happened. Police and paramedics were called to the Gold Coast Highway at

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Dad’s relief after chase to find stolen toddler

A father whose two-year-old boy was in the back seat of his car when it was stolen in Dandenong has spoken of the horror ordeal and the joy of being reunited with his

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Townsville cops arrest 16 juveniles, 5 adults

Townsville police have arrested and charged more than 20 people with almost 80 alleged crimes during an ongoing operation targeting stolen vehicles. A Queensland Police Service spokesman said on Monday that of the

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Heartbreaking tribute after horror crash

Loved ones are mourning the loss of a woman described as the “rock” of her family after a horror crash on Queensland’s Bruce Highway last week. Alpaca farmer Jessica Townley, 38, was killed

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Over 100 cars broken into at apartment complex

Atlanta police are investigating after more than 100 cars were broken into at an apartment complex in Inman Park early Saturday morning. One of their own patrol vehicles was targeted, too. The call

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‘Targeted’: Brutal shooting rocks Sydney

Gunshots have been fired into two parked cars on a street in western Sydney, leaving two men fighting for life and one woman injured. Emergency services were called to Mayvic Street in Greenacre,

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