May 18, 2015
A 42-year-old man has had his car impounded by police for 90 days after police spotted two vehicles allegedly involved in a street race along Haly Street at 8:00pm last Tuesday night.
Police intercepted one of the vehicles, a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer.
The driver has been charged with racing on a public road, a hooning offence that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail.
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A disturbance involving three teenagers at Kingaroy Shoppingworld has ended up with two people being issued with infringement notices and a third dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.
The behaviour of the 17-year-old male, 17-year-old female and a 16-year-old female last Tuesday afternoon led to a number of complaints to police.
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A vehicle stopping on the D’Aguilar Highway at Coolabunia to make a right-hand turn is believed to have triggered a multi-car pile-up last Friday afternoon.
The first car stopped to make the turn, and the vehicle behind also slowed safely to stop.
However, another vehicle in the line of traffic, a Kia Sportage, collided with the vehicle ahead of it.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident but the driver of the Kia has been issued with a ticket for following too close to the vehicle ahead.
His vehicle was also badly damaged in the crash.
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Police were suspicious when they saw a 20-year-old man riding a mountain bike along Haly Street, Kingaroy, at 1:30am on Saturday.
They stopped him, spoke to him and then took him into custody.
Police will allege the man was in possession of housebreaking equipment (gloves, tools and a torch) and property suspected of being stolen (the mountain bike).
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A 17-year-old man has been charged with possessing graffiti-related items after police located him about 9:30pm on Saturday in the Youngman Street, Kingaroy, area.
The man was wanted on an outstanding wilful damage charge in relation to damage to a flag pole at Taste South Burnett in Alford Street. He has now also been charged with possessing spray paint.
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Police pulled over a vehicle that they allege was being driven erratically in the Haly Street and First Avenue area of Kingaroy on Sunday night.
They identified the driver who they say was breaching his bail curfew conditions, and was an unlicensed driver.
Suspecting the 29-year-old Kingaroy man was affected by some substance, police took him to Kingaroy Hospital for a blood specimen to be taken.
His Mitsubishi sedan was impounded.
The man was remanded in custody when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Monday via videolink.
