January 28, 2016
Police are working to identify the driver of a car which allegedly sped away at high speed from a patrol in the Kingaroy CBD on Australia Day.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said a police patrol attempted to pull over the vehicle in Kingaroy Street about 9:00pm but it sped away through CBD streets.
“Police did not pursue,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
Some time later the vehicle was located by police in Rae Street, Kingaroy.
A 22-year-old woman told police she had just been driving the vehicle.
Snr Sgt Frank sad the woman recorded a positive breath test of .066 BAC.
“Further inquiries are being undertaken in regards to who was driving the vehicle at the earlier time,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
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Routine checks identified an alleged disqualified driver after police stopped a vehicle in Haly Street, Kingaroy, last Friday.
A 20-year-old Kingaroy man has been issued with a notice to appear in court.
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Police arrested a 20-year-old woman at 1:00am on Saturday in Markwell Street, Kingaroy.
The woman was wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants relating to fraud and bail matters.
She was charged and re-released on bail to appear in court in February.
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A 22-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with public nuisance and public urination after an incident outside a Kingaroy hotel at 1:00am on Saturday.
Police were called to the hotel after reports a man was yelling and swearing.
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No one was injured when a Holden sedan and a LandCruiser ute collided at the corner of Walter Street and River Road in Kingaroy about midnight on Saturday.
One of the vehicles was badly damaged and a driver was issued with a ticket for failing to give way.
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Police were called to a fight inside a Kingaroy hotel about 1:00am on Sunday which allegedly involved a number of men and women.
A 28-year-old woman was arrested and charged with public nuisance.
A 30-year-old woman was issued with a notice to appear in court for obstructing police.
A 21-year-old man was charged with public nuisance, violent behaviour and obstructing police.
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A 20-year-old Kingaroy man was arrested and charged with disqualified driving after police stopped a vehicle in Alford Street, Kingaroy, at 11:30am on Sunday.
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Two young men will face charges after an incident in Haly Street, Kingaroy, about 7:00pm on Sunday.
A 15-year-old youth has been issued with a notice to appear in court to face charges of trespass, possessing cannabis and possessing drug utensils.
A 23-year-old man will appear in court charged with trespassing.
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Police are reviewing CCTV footage after a vandalism incident at Kingaroy State High School last weekend.
Snr Sgt Frank said the vandals climbed a railing near a toilet block before upturning rubbish bins and spreading paper towels from dispensers over a verandah.
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A 34-year-old woman P-Plate driver breath-tested in Knight Street, Kingaroy, at 2:00pm on Australia Day allegedly blew .035.
The limit for P-Plate drivers is zero.
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Police arrested a man wanted on a return-to-prison warrant in Kingaroy Street about 3:30pm on Tuesday.
The man was wanted for breaching his parole conditions.
A 31-year-old man was also arrested on a return-to-prison warrant at 9:00pm on Wednesday night in Youngman Street, Kingaroy.
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At 9:30pm on Australia Day, police were called to a Kingaroy hotel after reports of a fight between various people.
A 21-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with public nuisance.
Snr Sgt Frank said other men were located who were extremely intoxicated.
One man was issued with an infringement notice for alcohol-related offences and another was drunk-diverted because of a high level of intoxication.
Snr Sgt Frank said the men had been refused entry to the hotel because of their intoxication.
Police will be reviewing CCTV footage from the hotel in regards to the incident and there was a possibility more people may be charged.
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A 26-year-old man was arrested by police on Wednesday afternoon in the car park at Kingaroy Shoppingworld.
He has been charged with public nuisance, trespassing and possessing dangerous drugs (cannabis).
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So far in 2016, there has been 21 fatalities on Queensland roads. This compares with 16 at the same time in 2015, and 18 in 2014.
