April 3, 2018
Two 16-year-old Kingaroy youths have been charged with trespass and interfering with fire extinguishers after an incident at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy last week.
Police will allege that at some time between 5:45pm on March 26 and 6:00am the next day, entry was forced into a room at the school.
Fire extinguishers were removed and then set off in school grounds.
One of the 16-year-old boys has been dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act while the other will appear in Kingaroy Children’s Court.
Two more youths have been charged after a similar incident occurred at Kingaroy Hospital during which three wheelchairs were allegedly stolen.
A 15-year-old Kingaroy youth has been charged with trespass, interfering with a fire apparatus, break and enter, and theft.
A 17-year-old Kingaroy youth has been charged with break and enter and theft.
They will appear in Kingaroy Children’s Court at a later date.
On Wednesday night, a 17-year-old Kingaroy boy and a 16-year-old Kingaroy boy were spotted allegedly breaking into a Haly Street factory where two fire extinguishers were discharged.
Police located the youths a short distance away.
The 17-year-old will appear in the Kingaroy Children’s Court charged with break and enter.
The 16-year-old was dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
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An 18-year-old Cooloola Cove man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 23 charged with driving without due care and control after a traffic crash last Monday.
About 12:50pm, a Holden Commodore and a Toyota LandCruiser collided at the intersection of the Booie-Crawford Road and Bunya Highway at Kingaroy.
Neither driver was injured.
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At 1:40pm last Tuesday, an unknown person has entered a Glendon Street, Kingaroy, unit and stolen cash from a bag. The unit was open at the time with occupant outside in the carport.
Investigations are continuing.
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At 6:30am last Wednesday, police were called to an Avoca Street, Kingaroy, business after complaints from female staff that an elderly man was sitting outside exposing himself.
Police located a 63-year-old Kingaroy man who was arrested and taken to Kingaroy Police Station.
He was later released after being issued with a $252 infringement notice for wilful exposure.
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A 19-year-old Kingaroy woman was given a ticket for following too close ($294) after a nose-to-tail crash in Knight Street, Kingaroy, last Wednesday.
A Holden sedan and Mazda sedan collided.
No one was injured.
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A 15-year-old girl will appear in Kingaroy Children’s Court charged with entering premises and stealing after she was allegedly found by staff in the storeroom of a Kingaroy hotel on Wednesday.
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A 37-year-old Kingaroy man has been arrested and charged with public nuisance after allegedly causing a disturbance at a local grocery store on Thursday.
Police will allege the man became abusive to staff when told he would have to wait for a food platter he had ordered to be prepared.
Police were called after he refused to leave.
The man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 23 charged with public nuisance, trespass and obstructing police.
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Also on Thursday, Kingaroy Police attended the scene of a traffic crash in Earl Street, Kingaroy, after a motorcycle rider fell from his bike.
The rider told police he had to take evasive action to avoid colliding with a white Commodore that failed to give way at the intersection of Hodge Street.
The driver of the Commodore failed to stop.
Investigations are continuing.
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Kingaroy Police are investigating the theft of a grey ARB canopy from the from the rear of a Ford Ranger vehicle on Thursday morning.
The vehicle had been left unsecured and was parked in the car park of a Moore Street business at the time.
Unknown persons also stole a set of personalised registration plates, JJ94, from a Nissan utility.
The vehicle had been parked in the driveway of a residence in Olive Grove, off Kurtellen Crescent, Kingaroy.
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A 24-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with drink driving and unlicensed driving after police pulled over his Holden Commodore on Logan Road in the early hours of Friday.
He allegedly recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.182.
He will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 23.
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Overnight on Monday, unknown persons broke into a shed of a Premier Drive residence in Kingaroy and stole power tools.
Entry was gained through a closed but unlocked roller door.
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During the past week, Kingaroy Police also attended eight calls related to domestic violence, issued 32 infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 155 roadside breath tests.
Over the Easter long weekend, 132 RBTs were performed, 30 speeding tickets issued and two unlicensed drivers detected.
