December 15, 2016
Police are appealing for public assistance to help catch graffiti vandals who targeted two Kingaroy schools this week.
On Tuesday morning, Kingaroy police received complaints about graffiti sprayed on a Nissan vehicle parked in Gladys Street.
There was also a large amount of graffiti at Taabinga State School with a number of buildings “tagged” with spray paint.
“It appears to have happened either on Monday night or in the early hours of Tuesday,” officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank said.
Later on Tuesday, police were called to Kingaroy State School in regards to graffiti on a number of buildings and floors.
“Police are suggesting the incidents are all linked,” Snr Sgt Frank said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Kingaroy Police on (07) 4160-4900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800-333-000.
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Nanango Police are seeking information in relation to a stealing offence which occurred on November 30 at 8:44pm from the rear of a Drayton Street business.
Police believe a male captured on CCTV, who appears to be wearing pyjama pants, may be able to assist with their inquiries.
Anyone with information about the identity of this person is asked to phone Nanango Police or can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 1800-333-000.
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A Hyundai driven by a 32-year-old Proston woman was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road at 3:00am on Saturday.
Police believe the driver lost control of the vehicle before it left the road and rolled on its side.
Snr Sgt Frank said the vehicle was unregistered at the time.
Police investigations are continuing.
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An 18-year-old Kingaroy man was arrested and charged with refusing to leave licensed premises and obstructing police after an alleged altercation in Haly Street in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police will allege he was very intoxicated at the time.
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At 6:00pm on Saturday, police were contacted by motorists concerned about the erratic driving of a vehicle in the Maidenwell area.
Police caught up with the vehicle on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road out from Kingaroy.
The driver, a 38-year-old Toowoomba man, allegedly tested positive to cannabis in a roadside test.
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Police were forced to use capsicum spray to subdue a man involved in an alleged altercation in First Avenue at 1:00am on Sunday morning.
The 21-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with threatening behaviour and obstructing police.
Police allege the man was intoxicated, threatening family members and behaving irrationally.
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Kingaroy police are urging shoppers to lock their cars when they are doing Christmas shopping, particularly if they are parking at Shoppingworld.
Snr Sgt Frank said people would often do some shopping, put it in the car and then go back to the shops to do some more.
“If you don’t lock your car you are making it easy for these wayward people who want to steal,” he said.
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Police have impounded a Mazda sedan after intercepting a car in Barwick Street, Kingaroy, at 3:00am on Monday.
Police allege the 27-year-old Kingaroy man driving had been disqualified previously by a court.
He was issued with a notice to appear in court on January 9.
Snr Sgt Frank said the vehicle would remain impounded until the finalisation of the court proceedings when it could be forfeited permanently.
The driver is not the owner of the vehicle.
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Two 26-year-old men will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 9 after allegedly stealing a trolley-load of groceries from SupaIGA in Kingaroy.
Police were called to store about 9:00am on Monday where they viewed CCTV.
Snr Sgt Frank said it would be alleged the men, from Kingaroy and the Toowoomba region, filled a trolley with about $500 worth of groceries before leaving the store via the entry gate.
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At 4:00pm on Wednesday, police were called to an alleged disturbance between a man and a woman.
They than located a 26-year-old man in Savoy Court, Kingaroy.
He has been charged with assault occasioning bodily hard and will appear in court in January.
