Teenage Detainees Threaten Security Officers – Grafton Source: (news.com.au)

FOUR male teenage detainees have threatened security officers with a knife before fleeing in a prison van on the NSW north coast. At 4.30pm (Sunday 2nd March 2014), police were called to North Street in Grafton where the teens allegedly threatened two security officers with a knife. The security officers and another detainee got out of the van. Police say four detainees, three aged 18 and one 15-year-old, then allegedly took off with the juvenile justice van. The vehicle was found on Redgum Road shortly after. However the detainees are still on the run.

(Extract from NSW Police Media Archive – Thousands of people brave the weather for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade 2014) Source: NSW Police News

About 9.20pm (Saturday 1st March 2014), a 15-year-old girl was indecently assaulted on Flinders Street, Surry Hills, as she watched the parade. A 25-year-old man was detained by a nearby security guard who alerted police. The man was arrested and taken to Surry Hills Police Station and charged with aggravated indecent assault.

About 2.25am (Sunday 2nd March 2014), police attended a licensed premises on Oxford Street, Surry Hills, following reports of an assault. A 25-year-old man was treated by Ambulance Paramedics for facial injuries and taken to St Vincent’s Hospital for further treatment. A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Serious Assault at Hotel – Adelaide Source: SA Police News

Police arrested a man following a disturbance at a hotel in Wakefield Street in the city. At about 12.45am (Saturday 1st March 2014), police received reports of a fight at the Wakefield Hotel. Witnesses told police there had been an argument between two men in the outside dining area, when one of them allegedly picked up a glass and struck the other man in the face. The suspect left prior to police arrival but, was located a short distance away on Pulteney Street and arrested. A 22-year-old man from Felixstow was charged with aggravated assault cause serious harm. The victim received lacerations to his face and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has since been discharged.

Attempted Armed Robbery Stopped by Security Staff – Klemzig Source: SA Police News

Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a hotel in Klemzig. Just before 12.30am (Saturday 1st March 2014), three men went to enter the gaming room of the OG Hotel but were stopped by security staff. One of suspects was allegedly armed with a machete and another with what was believed to be a metal bar. The suspects fled after being confronted by security staff and were last seen heading towards OG Road.