April 7, 2015
Kingaroy Police were forced to taser a man with suspected mental health issues after he allegedly began threatening ambulance personnel who were trying to help him on Sunday evening.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said police were called to the man’s home in Wattle Camp about 6:30pm.
Police had previously been alerted by concerned people that the 37-year-old man’s behaviour was becoming erratic.
Snr Sgt Frank said that when officers arrived, ambulance staff were trying to assess the man, however he became “aggressive and violent”, armed himself with a chair and started making threats and swinging it around.
The man then allegedly started moving towards the kitchen.
Snr Sgt Frank said police feared he may take a weapon from the kitchen and they made the decision to subdue him.
“They deployed the taser and it had an immediate effect. The ambulance crew was already there and attended to him straight away,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
“When he was subdued he was transported to Kingaroy Hospital for assessment. The taser had no lasting effect on him.”
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An alleged shoplifter at the SupaIGA in Kingaroy last Wednesday afternoon was sprung by an alert staff member who spotted a barcode sticking out from under his shirt.
Snr Sgt Frank said the 36-year-old man from Brisbane had stuffed a tray of meat down his pants and another meat tray down his shirt.
As he was leaving the store, a staff member spotted the barcode sticker and confronted the man, who ran off on foot.
Snr Sgt Frank said police quickly located him. He has been issued with a notice to appear in court on a charge of shop stealing.
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A 39-year-old man has been charged with a public nuisance offence after police were called to a disturbance at a residence in Memerambi.
Police will allege the man was threatening other people at the house and behaving in an aggressive manner.
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Anyone with information about last Thursday’s tyre slashing incident in Cornish Street, Kingaroy, has been asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800-333-000.
In an apparently unrelated incident, Nanango police are investigating the slashing of tyres on the Nanango RSL courtesy bus and two cars parked in Fitzroy Street on Good Friday.
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On Friday afternoon, police dropped into a house in Belle Street, Kingaroy, looking for a person on an outstanding arrest warrant.
They located a 20-year-old man who was wanted for failing to appear in court on charges of rioting and possessing property suspected of being stolen.
A 22-year-old man was also arrested on a return-to-prison warrant for allegedly breaching his parole conditions.
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On Friday night, police patrolling River Road in Kingaroy spotted a Mitsubishi sedan. The 22-year-old driver has been issued with a notice to appear in court to face a charge of unlicensed driving.
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Police were called to Haly Street, Kingaroy, at 8:30pm on Easter Sunday after reports a man was jumping out on the road and disrupting traffic.
The man was allegedly running at passing cars.
Snr Sgt Frank said the 23-year-old Gympie man, who was in Kingaroy to visit friends at Easter, appeared to be “grossly affected by alcohol or other substances”.
He has been charged with a public nuisance offence.
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A man has been charged with possessing dangerous drugs after police allegedly located a small amount of amphetamines at a residence in Oasis Drive, Kingaroy, last Wednesday.
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Police trying to execute a drug search warrant at a house in Parkside Drive, Kingaroy, last Wednesday were allegedly refused entry to the house.
Snr Sgt Frank said police forced their way in and located a youth in possession of a drug utensil. He was dealt with under provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
A 29-year-old man has been charged with obstructing police.
