April 9, 2018
A 25-year-old Nanango man has been charged with break-and-enter following an incident in Kingaroy on April 1.
Kingaroy Police executed a search warrant at a Rosella Street address last Thursday and recovered property allegedly stolen from a house in Premier Drive.
The man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 23.
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A 34-year-old Scarborough man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 14 charged with drink driving after police pulled over a Ford hatchback on Haly Street, Kingaroy, at 2:40am on Thursday for an RBT.
The man allegedly blew 0.158 BAC.
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About 5:30pm on Thursday, a Frangipani Street, Kingaroy, resident disturbed three youths trying to break into their home.
Once disturbed, the trio fled on foot.
The suspects are described as three males. One was about 180cm tall, 95kg with dark hair.
All three were Caucasian. aged between 15-17 and on scooters.
Investigations are continuing.
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At 1:15am on Saturday. Kingaroy police were called to a Railway Terrace address after a resident disturbed a man in his front yard.
A second man was observed in the driveway of a neighbouring address. Both left the area prior to police arrival.
The duo were described as of Aboriginal appearance, with one wearing a cap.
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Also on Saturday, three youths were observed unlawfully on the grounds of the Kingaroy fire station.
They turned a fire hose on before climbing the 11m tall hose drying pole.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, said the trio climbed to the top of the pole and filmed themselves on their mobile phones.
When police arrived, they attempted to flee the scene by jumping into nearby yards and swapping their clothing with each other in an attempt to evade police.
All three were subsequently located nearby.
Two 15-year-old Kingaroy boys and 14-year-old Kingaroy boy were dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act for trespass, unregulated high risk activities and unlawfully interfering with a fire prevention apparatus.
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Police were forced to arrest a drunken man standing in the middle of Haly Street at 1:15am on Sunday morning.
Snr Sgt Tierney said the 22-year-old Kingaroy man continued to stand in the way of the police vehicle. Police had to come to complete stop to avoid hitting him.
The man was found to have a breath alcohol concentration of 0.194.
He was later released from police custody and issued with an infringement notice for committing a public nuisance offence ($378).
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At 7:25pm on Sunday, unknown persons damaged a Holden Colorado while it was parked in the SupaIGA car park in Avoca street.
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During the past week, Kingaroy Police also attended five calls related to domestic violence incidents, issued 32 infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 65 roadside breath tests.
