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ABOUT 30 police officers, including members of the elite Tactical Response Group, reportedly swarmed a Duncraig McDonald’s last night after an armed hold-up.
A police media spokesman confirmed police had attended an incident at a fast-food chain about 8pm, but would not be drawn on how many officers attended or any other details of the case.
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READ NOWThe spokesman did say the investigation into the hold-up was ongoing.
The heavy police presence comes more than a week after they began searching for Shawn Adam Newton, who is wanted for questioning over the death of a Scarborough mother whose body was found in a car on a Mitchell Freeway on-ramp last weekend.
Police would not confirm if the heavy presence was related to the search for Mr Newton.
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