It began in Mermaid Beach at around 7pm yesterday when a 39-year-old man allegedly stole alcohol from a pool hall, before punching in the door of a massage parlour, frightening the staff and customers inside.
Sunshine Smile Remedial Massage worker Yan Yun Dou told 9News it was “very scary”.
“We just quickly locked the door,” she said.
“He’s walking here and just (punched) the door – he was very, very cranky.”
Police say the man then crossed the street to a Liquorland outlet, where he knocked over a display and stole alcohol.
It’s then that he allegedly assaulted a Domino’s delivery driver next door and took off in his car.
The car was later found crashed across from the Palm Beach Police Station, with witnesses spotting the accused man walking from the scene.
He has since been charged with the dangerous operation of a vehicle.
It is expected that further charges will be laid.
In a shocking crime spree across the Gold Coast, a Domino’s pizza delivery driver was assaulted and his car stolen. The incident began when a 39-year-old man stole alcohol from a pool hall in Mermaid Beach, then proceeded to scare staff and customers at a nearby massage parlour. The suspect then went on to knock over a display and steal more alcohol from a Liquorland outlet. The situation escalated when he allegedly attacked the Domino’s delivery driver next door and fled in the stolen car. The car was later found crashed near the Palm Beach Police Station. The suspect was charged with the dangerous operation of a vehicle, with more charges expected to follow. The violent spree left the community shaken and serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by essential workers like delivery drivers.\
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