Bayside Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a man following investigations into a wilful damage incident in Cleveland over the weekend.
It is alleged overnight between Saturday 7 November and Sunday 8 November, a man climbed on the war memorial monument whilst intoxicated and broke it before leaving the scene.
Around midday today, 9 November, the man presented himself to a Gold Coast police station.
The 20-year-old Cleveland man has since been charged by investigators with one count of wilful damage (cemeteries).
He is expected to appear before Cleveland Magistrates Court on 8 December.
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