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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Perth Now
Unprovoked attack lands officers in hospital
Two Gold Coast police officers had to be hospitalised after an ATV ramming on Sunday morning. Gold Coast Acting Chief Superintendent Peter Miles said the officers were conducting patrols in an ATV in Kingsholme when they were targeted. Body worn camera footage shows white Isuzu MUX ramming into the ATV of two police officers, who were later sent to the hospital for their injuries. Credit: Gold Coast Bulletin The officers' attention was drawn to a vehicle parked on the side of the road, which they thought looked a bit suspicious while driving towards the vehicle. 'A male and a female, alighted from a nearby area, got into that vehicle, and then deliberately rammed that ATV. 'The force of the collision was enough to push the ATV into the path of another vehicle, a third vehicle that was driving nearby.' Gold Coast Police Acting Chief Superintendent Peter Miles said the incident was 'a selfish act'. Alex Treacy Credit: News Corp Australia The pair were taken to Pindara Hospital for treatment, have been discharged and will remain off work to recover from the whiplash caused by the incident. Police are looking for the offending vehicle, a white Isuzu MUX with a wraparound bullbar, a black snorkel on the driver's side, and black mag wheels. The number plates have been revealed to be fake after police checks, and it is unclear at this stage whether they were stolen or cloned. Chief Superintendent Miles said that they don't know who the offenders are, and if they 'haven't got returned to prison warrants'. 'They've got real reasons to want to be away from police and get away,' he said. 'They didn't hang around to see if those officers were severely injured or not – it's all about them, it's a selfish act. 'They're willing to do this to police, ram police cars, they'll ram anyone. Anyone who's in their way is a problem for them, and that certainly is concerning as well.' Body worn camera footage captures the offending vehicle ramming into the police ATV on Sunday. Credit: Gold Coast Bulletin The police ATV, which was worth $25,000, was written off in the crash with the intention to be replaced to continue patrols in the bushland isolated areas. Chief Superintendent Miles is appealing in Kingsholme area between 11am and 12pm on Sunday with any CCTV and dashcam footage to come forward. 'These officers were just out there doing their job, being proactive, keeping their community safe, and this is what happens, they end up spending the afternoon in hospital,' he said. 'There used to be that fine line where police weren't targeted as much as members of the public, not anymore. It's just a sad indictment of where we are with some members of the community, and that's why we're very keen to get them (offenders) into the watch-house.'
News.com.au
4 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Two officers hospitalised after shock deliberate attack in Gold Coast
Two Gold Coast police officers had to be hospitalised after an ATV ramming on Sunday morning. Gold Coast Acting Chief Superintendent Peter Miles said the officers were conducting patrols in an ATV in Kingsholme when they were targeted. The officers' attention was drawn to a vehicle parked on the side of the road, which they thought looked a bit suspicious while driving towards the vehicle. 'A male and a female, alighted from a nearby area, got into that vehicle, and then deliberately rammed that ATV. 'The force of the collision was enough to push the ATV into the path of another vehicle, a third vehicle that was driving nearby.' The pair were taken to Pindara Hospital for treatment, have been discharged and will remain off work to recover from the whiplash caused by the incident. Police are looking for the offending vehicle, a white Isuzu MUX with a wraparound bullbar, a black snorkel on the driver's side, and black mag wheels. The number plates have been revealed to be fake after police checks, and it is unclear at this stage whether they were stolen or cloned. Chief Superintendent Miles said that they don't know who the offenders are, and if they 'haven't got returned to prison warrants'. 'They've got real reasons to want to be away from police and get away,' he said. 'They didn't hang around to see if those officers were severely injured or not – it's all about them, it's a selfish act. 'They're willing to do this to police, ram police cars, they'll ram anyone. Anyone who's in their way is a problem for them, and that certainly is concerning as well.' The police ATV, which was worth $25,000, was written off in the crash with the intention to be replaced to continue patrols in the bushland isolated areas. Chief Superintendent Miles is appealing in Kingsholme area between 11am and 12pm on Sunday with any CCTV and dashcam footage to come forward. 'These officers were just out there doing their job, being proactive, keeping their community safe, and this is what happens, they end up spending the afternoon in hospital,' he said. 'There used to be that fine line where police weren't targeted as much as members of the public, not anymore. It's just a sad indictment of where we are with some members of the community, and that's why we're very keen to get them (offenders) into the watch-house.'
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Queensland Police detective under fire as Australians demand resignation over alleged sexist facebook comment
Australians are calling for a Queensland detective to step down during an investigation into whether he made a sexist comment on a Facebook post. A photo of two young women holding signs at a rally was posted by Gold Coast Bulletin on May 11, covering a Broadbeach gathering for the national day of action in support of domestic violence victims. Among the dozens of comments, one said: 'All I see is a lot of women sitting a lot of sandwiches NOT getting made.' One user slammed the commenter, saying: 'You think this is a joke flogga? I'm embarrassed that you identify as a man.' The initial account said: 'Poor sensitive little snowflake. Do you need a tissue or someone to ring your mommy for you? 'Give her a minute to answer, she's still making my sandwich.' The comment has since been deleted, but multiple police sources told the Bulletin the Facebook account is connected to a serving, male, Gold Coast police officer. A spokesperson for Queensland Police Service (QPS) has said it was 'aware of this matter, which is subject to internal investigation'. It has not been confirmed whether the officer has been stood down, but the detective's colleagues said he remains on duty. Daily Mail Australia has contacted QPS for comment. Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy said the comments were 'extremely disappointing'. 'That's not the professional standards I expect. It's not the attitudes I expect.' 'We work hard every single day of the week keeping our victims, victim survivors, safe in domestic and family violence incidents. We expect professional behavior.' Domestic violence survivor and founder of What Were You Wearing founder, Sarah Williams said QPS should have taken action. 'The detective should have immediately been stood down pending the investigation,' she said. 'I was pretty appalled by how misogynistic and how dehumanising the comment was.' The comment, which has since been deleted, has been slammed as sexist by survivors of domestic abuse 'It literally reinforces outdated sexist ideas that women belong in the kitchen and quite often that language is used to silence and belittle women who speak out,' she said. 'It goes to show that there's still a desperate need for change in the culture of the Queensland Police Service.' A 2022 inquiry into Queensland police responses to Domestic Violence heard that 1,676 complaints of sexist, racist, misogynistic and homophobic behaviour were made against officers from 2020 to 2022. The conclusions of the inquiry suggested the establishment of an independent Police Integrity Unit (PIU) be established by early 2024 to prevent police investigating police. However, it has yet to be implemented by the state government.
