May 11, 2015
A fight over a woman has been blamed for an incident which saw two men removed by police from the bus home from the Burrandowan Picnic Races on Saturday night.
The pair, a 28-year-old Nanango man and a 19-year-old Kingaroy man, have both been issued infringement notices for being a public nuisance.
Police allege the men became involved in an altercation on the bus and then became abusive to other passengers.
“Alcohol was obviously involved compounded by an argument over a female,” Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, from Kingaroy police, said.
When the men had settled down they were put on a later bus home.
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Two more people on their way home from Burrandowan on Sunday morning have been charged with drink-driving
At 7:30am, a police RBT patrol stopped a Kingaroy driver on the Kingaroy-Burrandowan Road. He allegedly had a BAC of .069. It was also the man’s 21st birthday …
Then at about 10:00am, police tested a 53-year-old Kingaroy driver on the same road. He allegedly blew .086 BAC.
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Police allege they found a illegal and controlled drugs when they searched a house in Murray Parade, Kingaroy, on Friday morning.
Snr Sgt Duane Frank said amphetamines, cannabis, pseudoephedrine and other restricted drugs were located along with drug scales and drug utensils.
However, the person police wished to speak to was not at home.
The following day a 36-year-old woman came to the Kingaroy Police Station. She has been charged with 12 drug-related offences, including possessing dangerous drugs and possessing restricted drugs.
She appeared briefly in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Monday and has been remanded in custody until May 25.
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Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash which occurred on the corner of Coolabunia Road and the D’Aguilar Highway at Coolabunia on Saturday morning.
Initial reports suggest an 82-year-old man driving a Toyota Hilux failed to give way to an Hyundai sedan on the highway which was being driven by a 45-year-old woman.
An 18-year-old passenger in the Hyundai was taken by ambulance to Kingaroy Hospital with neck pain and for assessment. The Hyundai suffered extensive damage.
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Fire brigade and police were called at 1:00am on Sunday after a vehicle caught fire in a shed near a home in Moonya Street, Kingaroy.
The fire was contained to a Holden Captiva and it was determined the fire was not suspicious, probably starting from an electrical fault in the vehicle.
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A 43-year-old man has been charged with drink-driving after he was pulled over for a random breath test in Knight Street, Kingaroy, on Thursday afternoon. He allegedly blew .088 BAC.
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Work is progressing well on the new Kingaroy Police Station and Watchhouse.
The Scenes of Crime building has already be relocated to its new position and site preparation started for the new Watchhouse building, which will contain multiple cells.
Kingaroy police will move into temporary facilities in the Artie Kerr Building in Kingaroy Street later this year to allow their current building to be demolished.
At this stage, it is estimated the new facilities will be ready in September or October 2016.
