Robbery
Police searching for robbery suspect
Dan Nancarrow Gold Coast police are investigating whether two armed hold-ups in Labrador this afternoon were performed by the same person.
Shooting could spawn armed robbery squad
Marissa Calligeros Police will consider forming a specialised armed robbery squad on the Gold Coast after an officer was shot during a hold-up at a pub overnight.
Taxi driver assaulted in Gold Coast robbery
A taxi driver has been assaulted and his vehicle stolen in a robbery on the Gold Coast.
Brisbane Live At Work: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Brisbane Live At Work: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Police on hunt after rash of armed robberies
Marissa Calligeros Police are hunting seven men and one woman after a number of armed robberies in Brisbane and Logan yesterday.
Knife-wielding robbers menace women
Bridie Jabour Bandits armed with a tomahawk, a knife and a pair of scissors terrorised women walking the streets of the Gold Coast overnight demanding cash, purses and handbags.
Police arrest man over Moorooka murder
Marissa Calligeros A Milton man has been charged over the murder of a Brisbane father last week.
Walking stick-wielding grandfather takes on alleged bandits
Patrick Williams A 68-year-old grandfather, wielding a walking stick, and his 42-year-old son managed to overpower and disarm two men who allegedly stormed into the family's home on the Sunshine Coast.
Two charged over home invasion
Marissa Calligeros A man was threatened with a knife before two thieves ransacked his unit in Brisbane's west last night during a home invasion.
Girl charged in alleged Cairns carjacking
A teenager who used a knife to carjack a driver and hit a police car as officers tried to nab her is facing a string of charges.
Murder rates drop as kidnappings and break-ins jump
Bridie Jabour Armed robberies on the Gold Coast jumped by 14 incidents in the past financial year helping the region get the dubious honour of most armed robberies in the state, new police figures show..
Man shot dead former friend with 100-year-old pistol
Marissa Calligeros The man convicted of shooting dead a former friend outside a Gold Coast McDonald's restaurant after a drug deal soured has been sentenced to eight years in jail.
Sauce-filled syringe robber gets jail
Christine Flatley A heroin addict who fled the country for eight years after using a syringe filled with tomato sauce to rob a convenience store has finally faced court and been sentenced to jail.
Man goes on rampage on Brisbane trains
A man has been charged with attacking train passengers in Brisbane.
Campaign cools down drinkers' hot spots
Kim Agius THREE trial drink-safe precincts are improving Queensland's most popular entertainment hubs, Deputy Premier Paul Lucas says.
Gold Coast gun licences surge
Marissa Calligeros The number of gun licences on the Gold Coast has risen 36 per cent in the past three years, nearly double the increase across Queensland as a whole.
Shooting death linked to organised crime
Marissa Calligeros A 36-year-old man has been found shot dead this morning in the middle of a Gold Coast street.
'I would have told him to not be so brave'
Marissa Calligeros Crowds gather on the Gold Coast to farewell shot policeman Damian Leeding.
