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Police investigating firearm incident at Gympie area

Date Time Police investigating firearm incident at Gympie area A 28-year-old Southside man has been charged after a number of shots were allegedly fired across the Gympie Division on Saturday afternoon (February 27). Just before 6pm, it will be alleged the man was in the company of a colleague at a local hotel when they became involved in a verbal dispute. At this time, it will be alleged he threatened to shoot the colleague. It will further be alleged he returned home and became involved in an argument with a woman at the address which resulted in her fleeing with her two children.

COVID linked to highest number of assaults in 18 years

Premium Content Subscriber only Attacks against police officers and domestic violence were key drivers behind a rise in assault crimes that pushed the figure to its highest level in the Gympie police division in 18 years. Police data revealed 167 assault offences were recorded in the Gympie Division in 2020, 15 more than the 152 recorded in 2019. It was the highest number of assaults in the region since 2002, when 174 were reported. The biggest spike in offending happened in June; almost two dozen of the area’s assaults occurred during the winter months, despite it traditionally being the quiet end of the spectrum for criminal behaviour.

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