The man accused of shooting a father-of-three who was walking with his family in Surfers Paradise last December has been freed on bail.
Rick El Masri, 35, is charged with shooting Hylton Miller, 42, on December 4 last year after he fired a handgun indiscriminately from balcony of an apartment of high rise Circle on Cavill.
GOLD Coast Mayor Ron Clarke has ordered an inquiry into the email intercept operation run by council officials.
The report is to be presented to the full council on Monday.
Bill Potts
Gun licences on the Gold Coast have risen by 36 per cent over the past two years, nearly double the figure for the rest of the state.
There’s also been a growing increase in the number of gun related incidents.
Some say fear of growing home invasions is driving the rise in ownership while others point to an increase in criminal gangs. So what is it? Bill Potts is a criminal lawyer based on the Gold Coast.
Bill Potts speaks to Channel 9 about the decision by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) to execute a search warrant on a residence in Southport. The Gold Coast bat population needs to be addressed by DERM.
A man charged with identity fraud was represented by Potts Lawyers in a bail hearing.
VIOLENCE: The crime scene at the third in a spate of recent Gold Coast shootings which the Queensland deputy premier has said is linked to organised crime. Picture: Mike Batterham Source: Gold Coast Bulletin
A GILSTON father-of-three charged with shooting dead a man outside his house has been granted bail after arguing he acted in self-defence during a violent home invasion.
Lawyer Bill Potts said Kane Ronald Cook was the true victim and had wrestled a 9mm Luger from a balaclava-clad robber before shooting him in the leg.
A police officer named the Gold Coast’s best has been fined for drink-driving.
But the officer dodged a conviction that could have resulted in him being kicked out of the force.
A police officer named the Gold Coast's best has been fined for the offence of drink-driving. But the officer dodged a conviction that could have resulted in him being kicked out of the force. Constable Michael Froggatt, who won Rotary's Gold Coast police man of the year award in 2010, pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.085 on Sunday. Magistrate Terry Duroux decided not to record a conviction, something that would have ended Froggatt's policing career. Mr Duroux noted Froggatt still faces police disciplinary proceedings, which could result in sanctions, loss of rank and a pay cut. Froggatt's lawyer Bill Potts argued against...
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