 As you're aware, we currently have a man, Custody, who was assisting us with our investigations into three separate incidents that occurred at Southport in the early hours of this morning. That individual acting alone was taken into custody by police at the time and we anticipate that this afternoon there will be charges preferred relating to all three of those incidents. Questions, thank you. So what was the sequence of events? The sequence of events was that an incident occurred inside a taxi where there was a discharge of a firearm. Shortly after that, a milk truck driver had his vehicle stolen. That vehicle was shortly after crashed and not long after that the bus driver who was assaulted inside his bus. It wasn't long after that the police attended the scene and the person was taken into custody. It all happened on the road? I understand so it is. Did he get far with the milk truck? I understand that he didn't go too far at all, no. How many shots were fired inside that taxi? There was only one shot fired inside the taxi and one shot fired outside of the taxi. Who was that from outside the taxi, the same person? The same person, yes. I'm not sure if it was a double barrel shot gun but certainly it was a shot gun. Do we know what went up to the discharge of the firearm? Was there an incident inside the taxi? Well, there was an incident inside the taxi involving this male person only and we're not sure what thought that about. Was there a passenger? There was another passenger in the taxi but he took no part in any of these events. Was he trying to take the vehicle at any stage? Were there threats made to the taxi driver? Is it believed that the firearm was... the police alleged that the firearm was pointed at the taxi driver at any stage? I can't comment on that at the moment. There's still been witnesses taking statements so that degree of... The taxi driver was struck with a weapon so correct was everything. Again, I really can't comment on the intricacies of the infogestigation as you understand it's still unfolding and this person is yet to be placed before the court. Was the taxi driver first? He was assaulted. This is the second serious body incident suggested by the late incident in two days on the coast. What's your view on it? It's really important to clarify. These incidents in Southport are not bikey-related. There is no bikey-related incident at all. The male person that we have in custody is an associate of an outlaw motorcycle gang. He acted as an individual and an individual alone inside the taxi. His arrest officers had to be quite violent with him. Can you tell us about his demeanour at the time? Obviously, there was a large amount of resistance from him. Lots of police were making their arrests. He took a great deal of expertise by the police at the scene to actually take him into custody. And yes, there was a degree of violence. Are you satisfied with the force used by the police without him? I'm more than satisfied, yes, given all of the circumstances. I think the police acted very professionally. Wasn't taken? Was the dog squad officer injured? Slightly injured, yes. The dog squad officer was the first one to approach the man? The dog, yes, he was, yes. Is it disappointing that he was out on parole and only released from jail two months ago? What's disappointing for me is that any time that any person commits acts of violence like this in a public domain is a concern to us. So that's really the disappointment that we have. Particularly against innocent people who are going about their work in a very public domain. How are those victims going? I can't comment on that. Given that there was such a more violence in the arrest and he had to be tased a number of times, do you think he was under the influence of drugs or something like that? It's too early to say, really. Did he need any medical treatment at all? Not really, no. Do you provide more update on the investigation into the incident on Saturday? Yes, sure. Our investigations into the incident kill and gather are continuing. We have charged a person with an offence or a fray. That person also acted as an individual. He is an associate of an outlaw motorcycle gang, but he is not a fully patched member of that gang. Can you say one gang? Look, I prefer not to at this stage. You're all aware that there are currently matters before the court in Queensland to make any comment about any particular gang that would be highly inappropriate. In regards to the incidents in Southport, would you say it's very lucky that nobody was seriously hurt? Oh, yes, definitely. Anytime that a firearm is discharged from the public domain, we would have great concern for the innocent person who might have been injured. In this instance that didn't occur, I'm very grateful for that. How long had he been in the taxi? Do you know where he had come from? I'm not privy to anything in motion, sir. This passenger inside the taxi? No. A friend? A friend. I know these two guys are both associates that are involved in these two separate incidents, but they're still in before. How would you sort of characterize them? I could call them on the coast. There's no doubt that there is a significant presence of outlaw motorcycle gang members in South Coast. They have become a priority for us in our policing endeavours, and we continue to have a significant focus on them and their activities. That focus will continue. Our response to any activities taken by outlaw motorcycle gangs is given a high priority here on a weekly basis. The opposition leaders in town today were asked about outlaw motorcycle gangs and said that's something he would be looking at if elected. Would you welcome more resources to combat outlaw motorcycle gangs? I think every police commander would welcome any increase in resources, but can I say that it's not about resources. It's about the activities of these people. They are a small group in relative terms. When you look at the overall population that reside here in the Gold Coast area, they are only a small part of the community. Unfortunately, they have a view that they are above the law, or some of them certainly do. We're aware of that. We are radically resourced ourselves with a weekly basis, I'd suggest, with tailed sports hydra, in targeting them and their activities. Really can be evidenced by the significant results that we've obtained against them. Were you able to say what this friend did? Did he get out of the taxi? The friend? He got out of the taxi and ran for his life. I think he was concerned as anybody. And how is the taxi driver bearing with that? I'm not doing that sort of thing. I'm not dealing at a ground level with the taxi driver. But I think he's okay. I don't have any reports to suggest otherwise. So all victims have been formally interviewed? That's what's happening in the ambulance. Is this the commissioner? So the taxi driver was assaulted? The group truck driver was he assaulted or he just had his truck stolen? No, he was all three men were assaulted by this one person. Were you able to say how he got into the driver's seat of the truck people? Again, all matters that were on investigation You must appreciate that these matters have to go before the court and they are matters for the court to defend. So I'm sure you're not afraid of them making you feel the comment about the actual incident and something that they haven't heard. Did police ever actually make an accordion when they were arresting this man? There was some suggestion of an accordion up here at all? I'm not aware of any accordions. But certainly police attended and I think with the use of the police dog we're able to track this fellow down. I was taken into the city and it was a great job. And from the first incident to the final incident it was all within that kilometre radius was levels quite close? Yes. Do you have any questions? No, I don't. Do you know what time frame it was within that one kilometre? And again, a level of detail that I'm not privy to. I don't get into that level of detail but certainly I understand that our response was very quick. We were able to over-enroll and take this man to custody before he caught any more mayhem. I think that's a place that we'll recognise now. And was there another taxi driver who alerted police as well? I understand it might have been the case.