February 23, 2016
Kingaroy police faced an unusual situation on Sunday evening when a 22-year-old man turned up at the Police Station to confess he had been using illegal drugs.
When police searched the man, they allegedly found a drug utensil.
He was charged with possessing a thing for drug use and will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on March 21.
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An elderly woman was taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation after a two-vehicle crash in Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy, on Saturday morning.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said it appeared the woman, aged 81, was pulling out from a parking spot when she collided with a vehicle travelling down the street.
Snr Sgt the driver of the second vehicle attempted to take evasive action but could not avoid the collision. The 32-year-old Kingaroy man was not injured.
A number of witnesses saw the crash. Police investigations are continuing.
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A 59-year-old woman has been issued with an infringement notice for failing to give way after a collision at the Glendon Street / Markwell Street roundabout on Friday at noon.
No one was injured in the crash but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
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A 61-year-old Memerambi has been arrested and returned to prison after he was spotted by police in the Kingaroy CBD on Friday evening.
The man was was wanted on a warrant after breaching his parole conditions.
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Police were called to a disturbance in First Avenue, Kingaroy, at 10:00pm on Saturday.
They found that a party had spilled out into the street.
Snr Sgt Frank said that while police were dispersing the crowd, one man at the party allegedly punched another man at the party.
A 36-year-old Kingaroy man was taken into custody and charged with public nuisance.
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A 40-year-old man was arrested at a house in Knight Street, Kingaroy, on Sunday afternoon on a return-to-prison warrant.
Snr Sgt Frank said the man was uncooperative and struggled with the police officers trying to take him into custody.
He has been charged with obstructing police.
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So far in 2016, 36 people have been killed on Queensland roads, including 12 in February alone.
This is 11 more deaths than at the same time last year.
