20-year-old stabbed in Lowe Street

A 20-year-old man has sustained a laceration and a puncture to his chest after a confrontation with another person outside Nambour Plaza in Lowe Street last week, December 7.  

Nambour Police Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Gary Brayley said it is believed a box cutter was used in the incident. 

The victim was in the company of a number of other persons at the time of the incident but all have declined to provide details to assist police. 

CCTV footage has been requested in an effort to identify the suspect. 

Uniform police and detectives from Nambour attended and inquiries are continuing.  

It is understood that the victim and the suspect may be known to each other.

A nearby business owner says he heard a man yelling out that he was going to stab another man during the alarming incident on Wednesday (December 7). 

He said the latest incident was the “obvious” flow-on effect of public drunk and disorderly behaviour in the CBD.

“But I think the big thing is that this came after three days, continuous, of a group of people converging on the corner of Lowe Street and Short St drinking, listening to loud music and using inappropriate offensive language.

“And it was only a matter of time that, obviously, on the third day of that happening, it was going to escalate. 

“It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out. If you’re going to put people in that position where they’re drinking in public, candidly in public, with no fear of recourse, something more significant will eventuate at some stage. 

“It feels like they are openly flouting the laws.” 

Man head-butts car in bizarre altercation

A Nambour woman felt compelled to capture video footage of a bizarre and aggressive incident that took place near McDonalds on Sunday (December 4).

“I saw is this young kid head-butting and kicking the heck out of a car, and screaming and the driver was just holding the horn down on the car, obviously to raise attention, I’m assuming,” said Amanda O’Donnell.

“I took the video to help the person. It was at the lights at the McDonald’s intersection coming out from the train station.

“There was a couple of kids in the car, so I don’t know if it was the kids that this guy was after. I felt for the people in the car. 

“Nambour is not a very nice place at the moment. At one stage he had ripped his shirt off and was yelling stuff.”

Man with baseball bat threatens gym-goer

Police are continuing with investigations following an incident involving a male person who approached the Simm City Performance Gym in Howard Street on December 7.  

It is alleged the offender was armed with a baseball bat and made threats towards a person inside the gym before walking off. 

A suspect has been identified and inquiries are continuing. 

Drug, knife allegations after disturbance in CBD

Police responded to a disturbance in Lowe Street on December 4  after reports of two males yelling at each other, one allegedly armed with a knife.  

A 22-year-old Mooloolaba man was located and charged with possession of a dangerous drug and possession of a smoking utensil.

He will appear in the Maroochydore Mag Crt on December 12.  

Further to this, a 19-year-old Sippy Downs woman was charged with being intoxicated in public and obstructing police. 

She will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 16, 2023.