December 21, 2015
A 48-year-old woman has been summonsed to appear in court on an assault charge after she allegedly slapped a 16-year-old girl on the face at Kingaroy Shoppingworld.
The incident allegedly occurred on December 11 when the woman was at the shopping centre with her daughter.
After the woman left the area, the girl reported the incident at Kingaroy Police Station.
On Friday, police issued the mother with a notice to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court.
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No one has been charged over an incident where a spray-painted car bonnet was positioned on the footpath to warn oncoming motorists that a speed camera unit was parked on the street.
The incident occurred on December 14 in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, near the showgrounds.
A concerned motorist contacted police about the warning sign.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said police attended the scene and spoke to local residents but were unable to determine who had placed the car bonnet on the footpath.
However, while they were making their inquiries a group of men confronted police and became argumentative, Snr Sgt Frank said.
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man was arrested and charged with obstructing police.
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Three vehicles were damaged in a nose-to-tail crash which occurred on the Bunya Highway north of Memerambi on Thursday afternoon.
About 2:00pm, two vehicles were stopped at roadworks on the highway, under traffic control.
Snr Sgt Frank said the driver of a third vehicle realised too late that the vehicles were stopped, and drove into the back of the second car, forcing it into the back of the first car.
No one was injured and the third driver will face a charge of careless driving.
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Nanango police on patrol in the early hours of Friday morning pulled over a vehicle in Henry Street and found the driver was unlicensed.
That’s not all that unusual, except the 42-year-old man was driving a large green John Deere tractor, and the fact he had appeared in Nanango Magistrates Court just the day before … for disqualified driving.
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Police searched a house in Haly Street, Kingaroy, on Friday morning looking for a wanted man.
The man was not there but police allegedly located drug items.
A 28-year-old man has been issued with a notice to appear in court for possessing drug utensils.
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At 2:30pm on Friday, police stopped a vehicle in Youngman Street, Kingaroy. The driver has been issued with a notice to appear to face a charge of unlicensed driving.
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Police caught up with a 24-year-old Kingaroy man on Saturday morning who allegedly drove off from a Caboolture service station on November 26 without paying for his fuel.
He has been issued with a notice to appear in court on a charge of stealing.
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A 35-year-old man has had his number plates confiscated by police for seven days after he was pulled over on the Bunya Highway south of Kingaroy on Sunday morning.
Police will allege he was driving on a suspended licence and was a repeat offender.
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Detectives who searched a house in Oasis Drive, Kingaroy, on Thursday, allegedly detected a number of drug offences.
A 23-year-old man will appear in court on charges of possessing a dangerous drug and possessing drug utensils.
A 21-year-old man will also face a charge of possessing a dangerous drug.
A 20-year-old female, facing charges of possessing dangerous drugs and drug utensils, was directed to attend the drug diversion assessment program.
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A 33-year-old Kingaroy woman will face charges after police allegedly found a small amount of cannabis and drug utensils when they searched a house in Arthur Street, Kingaroy, on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman will also face a traffic charge of driving an unregistered vehicle.
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As of December 21, there have been 233 fatalities on Queensland roads, 12 more than at the same time last year.
Snr Sgt Frank urged motorists to keep the Fatal Five uppermost in their minds, especially during the holiday break.
He also warned that police would be doing a large number of roadside breath and drug tests over the next few weeks.
“There is only one thing that will eliminate alcohol and drugs from your body, and that is time,” he said.
“If you’ve had a big night before, the next morning you could well still be over the limit for alcohol.
“And zero is the legal limit for drugs.”
