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A man who was taken into custody on the Sunshine Coast today has been charged with several serious offences.

Police charged the 23-year-old man following two incidents at Gympie in July and August.

It will be alleged he was involved in two domestic violence incidents at a Gympie residence on July 20 and August 4.

Following investigations, the man was today tracked to Baringa, where specialist police, assisted by PolAir, were able to take him into custody in bushland near Koala Court, Little Mountain, about 1.10pm.

The man has been charged with four counts of contravention of domestic violence order, two counts each of assaults occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence), robbery with violence (domestic violence offence) and one count of contravention of domestic violence order.

He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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