April 23, 2018
Kingaroy Police have been kept busy over the past week dealing with traffic offences, minor crashes and a handbag snatch that will leave one tourist with a very bad impression of the South Burnett.
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On Saturday afternoon, a woman put her handbag on the ground about 1:00pm while taking photos at a café / tourist attraction business on the D’Aguilar Highway.
While she wasn’t looking, an unknown person picked up the bag and took off.
The brown shoulder bag has a motif of Tutankhamen on it and contained cash and personal property.
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A female driver has been issued with a traffic infringement notice after two vehicles collided on Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Mary and Edward streets in Kingaroy.
The driver of a Holden SUV, a 74-year-old Kingaroy woman, allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and her vehicle struck a Mitsubishi utility. No one was injured.
The woman was issued an infringement notice for failing to stop at a stop sign ($378 and three points).
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An 18-year-old Kingaroy man will face charges of unsafe overtaking, unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle following police investigations into a traffic incident which occurred in Kingaroy on February 22.
About 6:50pm that day, a LandCruiser stationwagon and a Kawasaki motorbike collided at the corner of Haly and Youngman streets.
The rider of the bike will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 14.
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On Saturday, police pulled over a Toyota sedan on Haly Street, Kingaroy, for a random breath test about 8:55pm.
The driver, a 33-year-old Yarrabilba man, allegedly returned a positive result (0.204 BAC).
He will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 21 charged with drink driving and unlicensed driving.
Later that evening, Kingaroy Police were called to a single-vehicle traffic crash in Haly Street.
Police found a blue Toyota sedan had hit a power pole after crashing through railings about 10:30pm.
It will be alleged the vehicle had earlier been intercepted and the driver arrested for drink driving.
There was no one around when police arrived but two people were allegedly seen running from the scene earlier.
Investigations are continuing.
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A 42-year-old Kingaroy woman, a 46-year-old Hodgeleigh man and a 33-year-old Nanango man will all face charges of unlicensed driving after separate roadside checks by police.
On Sunday, Kingaroy Police were on patrol when they spotted a man asleep in his vehicle on William Street at 6:15am.
It will be alleged that, as police approached the vehicle to check on the occupant, the 19-year-old Kingaroy man attempted to start the vehicle and drive off.
A subsequent RBT allegedly returned a positive result.
The man will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 14 charged with driving with a BAC of 0.075.
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At 1.17am on Saturday, police intercepted a Holden sedan on William Street, Kingaroy.
While talking to occupants a passenger, a 29-year-old Kingaroy man, was allegedly found to be in possession of a knife without a lawful reason.
The man will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 21 charged with possessing a knife in a public place.
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During the week, Kingaroy Police also dealt with drug offences, three calls related to domestic violence incidents, issued seven infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 123 roadside breath tests.
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