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Subscriber only A Coast man, short on cash, cut more than 2m of copper piping from the ceiling of a Coast shopping centre carpark before making a run for it on Christmas Day. Ruben Peters told police he was short on money and went to a Eumundi shopping centre along Memorial Drive on December 25 last year to steal copper piping that he could later sell. Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said a shop owner was doing some work in his store when he heard some noises coming from the underground carpark. The man saw Peters standing up against the wall next to his black Ford hatchback.
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A grief-stricken father racked up nearly $6000 in damage when he drunkenly smashed windows of cars parked at a Coast pub.
CCTV cameras caught Colin Lloyd Gillies using a large orange bollard to smash the windows of vehicles at the Waterfront Hotel in Diddillibah on January 15.
Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said Gillies used the same bollard on the three cars.
“CCTV footage shows … (Gillies) staggering down the road walking past a Nissan X-Trail,” he said.
Sergeant Newman said Gillies picked up the orange bollard and smashed the back window.
“The defendant has then moved to the second vehicle and proceeded to smash the rear window of that vehicle with the same bollard.”
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Subscriber only Our emergency service personnel and security guards are here to keep us safe, but in doing so are subjected to some serious attacks. Last year s wild Australia Day brawl at Eleanor Shipley Park in Moffat Beach displayed some of the worst behaviour towards police. Acting Inspector John Mahony recently told the
Daily police officers involved were used as human punching bags when they tried to break up the brawl. The teenagers abused, attacked and threw rubbish including bottles at the officers as they tried to restrain them. Three police officers were injured in the brawl, with one taken to hospital.