March 6, 2017
Kingaroy Police will have extra officers rostered on for Saturday’s Wine and Food in the Park Festival in Kingaroy.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Johannesen warned festival-goers that the Kingaroy CBD would be policed heavily after the event.
“The event is usually all right but it is after the event where we have most of our problems,” he said.
As usual, event organisers will have security guards at Memorial Park, and police will be patrolling the grounds.
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A driver was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor injuries after a nose-to-tail pile-up on the Bunya Highway, near Kingaroy, last week.
Acting Snr Sgt Johannesen said police believe one vehicle in a row of traffic had to stopped to make a turn.
A vehicle further down allegedly failed to stop in time and crashed into the rear of the line of traffic.
The driver of this vehicle was issued with a traffic infringement notice for travelling too close to the vehicle ahead.
The incident occurred just after 2:00pm on March 1.
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Two drivers will be facing court after Kingaroy Police stopped them for breath-tests recently.
A 26-year-old man was pulled over about 5:00pm on February 27 in Belle Street, Kingaroy. He allegedly recorded a BAC of .023 while on a learner’s permit, which has a zero maximum.
He is due to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on March 20.
The second driver, a 69-year-old man, allegedly blew .061 when he was stopped in Baron Street, Kingaroy, on Sunday.
He will appear in court on April 3.
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A 19-year-old man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 3 to face a charge of possessing cannabis.
The man was charged after police attended a house in Kingaroy on another matter.
