Crime

QUEENSLAND REELING FROM SPATE OF SERIOUS ASSAULTS

Posted on January 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As Queensland sits on the precipice of a Government foray into lockouts and trade restrictions, a series of cowardly assaults have caused untold pain for victims and industry. In early December of last year, 40-year-old father and grandfather Trevor Duroux

PUB ROBBED WITH SWORD IN WELL-PLANNED HEIST

Posted on December 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Berrimah pub and staff member are recovering after a cunning bandit executed a well-planned robbery, wielding a sword. Last Sunday night the manager of the Hidden Valley Tavern was confronted in the office by a masked man holding a

SENSELESS PATRON DEATHS PUT PUBS IN DARK SPOTLIGHT

Posted on October 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two NSW hotels have sadly become embroiled in the tragic deaths of two patrons assaulted in the vicinity. Visitor to Coffs Harbour, 26-year-old Kyle Watkins, was struck in a seemingly unprovoked attack soon after leaving the Coffs Hotel with a

DRUG USE RISING: OPERATORS BEWARE

Posted on July 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A recent study by the Daily Telegraph found drug residue in a high rate of Sydney pubs. Using the Wipetect Drug Screen Device to swab surfaces in the toilets, the study found traces of illicit substances in 20 out of

‘ARMED’ HOLD-UP BANDIT FOILED

Posted on June 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Police in Queensland are investigating the attempted ‘armed’ hold-up of a Brisbane pub, after a man demanded cash and threatened a staffer with a finger-pistol in his jacket. The weapon-less man entered the ALH-run Pub Lane Tavern just before closing

MAN IN COMA AFTER DARLING HARBOUR STREET FIGHT

Posted on June 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A brawl on the streets of Darling Harbour has left a man in a coma. [caption id="attachment_2805" align="alignright" width="262"] Emilio Bonanni[/caption] Emilio Bonanni was walking down Eastern Promenade at Cockle Bay Wharf with friends when a verbal altercation began with