Gold Coast Cops is an Australian factual television series on Network Ten. It follows the work of Queensland Police Service officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP) on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[1] The series was renewed for a second season in November 2014,[2] returning 17 March 2015.[3] The second season experienced a 3-month mid-season hiatus due to the seventh season of MasterChef Australia, however, returned on 2 August 2015 in the new timeslot of 7pm Sundays.[4][5]
In September 2015 media reports emerged that Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who appeared in the program, was suspended from his position and charged with four counts of allegedly assaulting restrained prisoners.[6] On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Minns was found not guilty on all charges, after a trial in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.[7]
In November 2015, it was announced the series would not return.[8]
In November 2020, rights to the series transferred to Nine Network and will begin airing reruns from 16 November 2020.[9]
Don't miss the exhilarating, action-packed season premiere of Gold Coast Cops. The team of elite, hand-picked officers discover home-made explosives hidden in the car of a Hell's Angels member.
Sergeant St Claire leads a drug operation into the Gold Coast hinterland and RAP officers go on the hunt to put a Black Uhlan motorcycle gang member back behind bars after breaching bail conditions.
Senior Constable Kristee La Rocca and her partner Constable Nick Irby hunt down a man charged with assault who failed to show up for court. The team also chase a man on the run through the suburbs.
Police target the Southside Soldiers, a 'feeder' group into the criminal motorcycle gangs. With the help of the AFP dog-squad, tens of thousands of dollars worth of gold and cash are found stored in hidden safes.
While carrying out a search warrant on three suspected burglars, not only are masks of the kind used for break-ins revealed, but also ice, drug paraphernalia and the mysterious getaway car.
Senior Sgt Stewart conducts a briefing, outlining a number of outstanding return-to-prison warrants. The team then run a covert operation to apprehend one of the offenders, who's known to be violent.
Two constables pull over a car weaving all over the road with an unmistakable acrid smell of cannabis, a search soon reveals that the driver has a small drug business stashed down his pants.
Senior Constable Hardy and Constable Mamaril stake out a caravan park waiting for a drug deal to go down. Meanwhile, Senior Constable Carruthers is on the hunt for a stolen car.
A P-plate driver unwittingly gets in the way of an urgent Code 2 call out to a violent scene. Meanwhile, Senior Constable Kate Hardy encounters a suspicious couple parked in a deserted car park.
Constable O'Connor and Sergeant Casey are undercover conducting surveillance on a male they believe is running a major drug syndicate on the Gold Coast.
Senior Constable Matt Bloomfield and Constable Joshua Ford are called to a violent street punch on, whilst both men are virtually incoherent, one is also dripping blood from an earlier incident.
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Sergeant Blair Casey and Senior Constable Katy Hardy spot a hatchback that looks like it's carrying more than it can handle. They pull the car over despite protests from the driver, but nothing can prepare them for what happens next.
While the Gold Coast is renowned for its tourist attractions, a Lone Wolf bikie passed out on the drug 'fantasy' is a tourist attraction Cavill Ave could do without.
Constable Mamaril is part of a team raiding the home of a suspected Bandidos bikie associate. Police intelligence suggests that the home contains a meth lab.
