Rising crimes on the Gold Coast
Apr 24th 2011, 7:32 am
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Rising crimes on the Gold Coast
THE nightly reign of terror on Gold Coast streets is continuing after two armed robberies overnight.
The first happened at Elanora shortly before 10am when a man armed with an unidentified weapon entered a store at the Nineteenth Avenue Shopping Centre and demanded cash.
He fled a short time later with a sum of clash.
Just over an hour later, in similar circumstances, a man armed with a weapon entered a store on Cotlew Street demanding cash.
He took off with takings from the till.
The man involved in the Ashmore incident was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, 168cm with a solid build and brown eyes.
There have been over 20 armed robberies this month and police have solved just three.
Gold Coast officers have confirmed they will seek assistance from police in Brisbane to help solve the crimes.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
The first happened at Elanora shortly before 10am when a man armed with an unidentified weapon entered a store at the Nineteenth Avenue Shopping Centre and demanded cash.
He fled a short time later with a sum of clash.
Just over an hour later, in similar circumstances, a man armed with a weapon entered a store on Cotlew Street demanding cash.
He took off with takings from the till.
The man involved in the Ashmore incident was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, 168cm with a solid build and brown eyes.
There have been over 20 armed robberies this month and police have solved just three.
Gold Coast officers have confirmed they will seek assistance from police in Brisbane to help solve the crimes.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
Apr 24th 2011, 8:25 am
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20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Do people think it’s the sign of the times or has the gold coast turned bad?
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
Apr 24th 2011, 8:42 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
They are not attacking tourists, why would they stop coming?
Apr 24th 2011, 8:44 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Do people think it’s the sign of the times or has the gold coast turned bad?
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
Higher crime rates usually follow higher unemployment rates.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...oast-news.html
Additionally, the GC apparently is ''the cocaine capital of Australia''
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
Apr 24th 2011, 8:51 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Well, the GC unemployment rate is almost double the national average now.
Higher crime rates usually follow higher unemployment rates.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...oast-news.html
Additionally, the GC apparently is ''the cocaine capital of Australia''
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
Higher crime rates usually follow higher unemployment rates.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...oast-news.html
Additionally, the GC apparently is ''the cocaine capital of Australia''
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
Apr 24th 2011, 10:34 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Coincidence...?
Apr 24th 2011, 10:46 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Apr 24th 2011, 2:48 pm
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Do people think it’s the sign of the times or has the gold coast turned bad?
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
There have now been more than twenty Armed Robberies on the gold coast in the last month, it makes us feel as it’s getting a place where you would not want to have a business as it seems as you will be a target.
The police don’t know who are behind it and all they do is offer free visits to business to see if you can protect yourself from a Armed Robbery, what I ask who would want to be in that position with a gun in your face.
Why are the police not doing more to protect people and business on the gold coast?
It will hurt our tourism people will not want to Go to the Gold Coast
Apr 24th 2011, 3:23 pm
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
It is a small paradise spoiled by crimes, drugs and violence. Safety and nice weather are one of the reasons why migrants moved there, but the place is getting unsafe. The authorities are idle and lax, and they should move quicker before it gets out of control.
Apr 24th 2011, 11:25 pm
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
Was down couple of weekends ago, and have to say the inner area ( nope that isnt the entire coast) is looking right seedy. Business obviously a bit grim too, we ate in a fab little steak place the guy was doing steak chips and salad, top quality, best we have ever had down there and it was only $10 and the place was empty, 8pm saturday night. Left the restaurant feeling sorry for the owner
They had some meter maids, one with cellulite ( good on ya love, gok would give ya the 
) and a lot of pissed blokes milling round I dont know it made it look a bit sad and seventies.
We lived there briefly years ago and I remember a much more vibrant busy place it just looked so grotty now, but perhaps we hit it on a bad night. Didnt see any crime, just one puker and one guy pissing in the main street plant pots
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Mind you had a great spend up in Ikea ( springwood south bris )on the way back and the resort hotel was cheap as chips $99 with breakfast so not all bad.
They had some meter maids, one with cellulite
( good on ya love, gok would give ya the ) and a lot of pissed blokes milling round I dont know it made it look a bit sad and seventies. We lived there briefly years ago and I remember a much more vibrant busy place it just looked so grotty now, but perhaps we hit it on a bad night. Didnt see any crime, just one puker and one guy pissing in the main street plant pots
. Mind you had a great spend up in Ikea ( springwood south bris )on the way back and the resort hotel was cheap as chips $99 with breakfast so not all bad.
Apr 25th 2011, 8:08 am
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Re: Rising crimes on the Gold Coast
Hasn't the coast always been the bling sort of place that attracts gangsters?
Apr 25th 2011, 8:22 am
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Re: 20 Armed Robberies on Gold Coast
5 years of owning retail business on the GC has led me to the following conclusions - The GC has always had a disturbing underbelly of mainly transient 'undesirables', a thriving drug trade and I feel even in business an unethical culture of not paying & cutting corners.
Is it getting worse? maybe but I still feel that the biggest threat to the long term growth and prosperity of the GC is the alarmingly high unemployment rate (currently double the national rate). Real jobs are not being created and the unemployed will soon move to other states dumping more houses on the already stagnant real estate market driving prices further down sending more people into negative equity
The scum that have held up these businesses will move on soon but the other underlying problems for the GC will remain
Apr 25th 2011, 8:25 am
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Apr 25th 2011, 9:19 am
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Re: Rising crimes on the Gold Coast
THE nightly reign of terror on Gold Coast streets is continuing after two armed robberies overnight.
The first happened at Elanora shortly before 10am when a man armed with an unidentified weapon entered a store at the Nineteenth Avenue Shopping Centre and demanded cash.
He fled a short time later with a sum of clash.
Just over an hour later, in similar circumstances, a man armed with a weapon entered a store on Cotlew Street demanding cash.
He took off with takings from the till.
The man involved in the Ashmore incident was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, 168cm with a solid build and brown eyes.
There have been over 20 armed robberies this month and police have solved just three.
Gold Coast officers have confirmed they will seek assistance from police in Brisbane to help solve the crimes.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
The first happened at Elanora shortly before 10am when a man armed with an unidentified weapon entered a store at the Nineteenth Avenue Shopping Centre and demanded cash.
He fled a short time later with a sum of clash.
Just over an hour later, in similar circumstances, a man armed with a weapon entered a store on Cotlew Street demanding cash.
He took off with takings from the till.
The man involved in the Ashmore incident was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, 168cm with a solid build and brown eyes.
There have been over 20 armed robberies this month and police have solved just three.
Gold Coast officers have confirmed they will seek assistance from police in Brisbane to help solve the crimes.
Anyone with information that can assist police is asked to contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html
Apr 25th 2011, 11:08 am
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Re: Rising crimes on the Gold Coast
don't understand the attraction of the gc. It;'s nice for a weekend but it's basically a beach town run by the russian mafia.
is it any cheaper?
is it any cheaper?
Last edited by Weebie; Apr 25th 2011 at 11:11 am.