General News
2 July, 2025
Tolga incident
POLICE have charged a Tolga man with multiple offences following an alleged incident where he claimed he had someone locked in the boot of his car.
It will be alleged around 3.40am on 22 June, a 51-year-old man ran inside a Tolga Road business, telling a 55-year-old woman that someone was in the boot of his car, and he needed help.
The woman locked both her and the Tolga man inside the shop before calling police.
Upon arrival, police found a locked, empty Mercedes-Benz parked outside the business.
Officers knocked on the door of the business calling to the woman, who came out of a locked storeroom with the man, who was allegedly carrying what appeared to be a claw hammer.
The man asked officers to search his car, which they did, allegedly finding several items including a box cutter and meat cleaver. Police allege the man became increasingly agitated, grabbed an officer by the shoulders and used them as a shield.
He then went back to the woman in the store, refusing to let her leave. He was taken into custody in Atherton shortly after.
The man was later charged with five offences including deprivation of liberty, going armed as to cause fear, assault police, obstruct police and common assault.
He is due to appear at the Atherton Magistrate’s Court on 8 July.
