May 1, 2018
An 18-year-old man who was shadow boxing and allegedly threatening to shoot people in Kingaroy last Monday morning was arrested by police and taken to the Kingaroy Watchhouse.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, said the unarmed man was shirtless and shadow boxing as he walked along Glendon Street issuing threats.
“The man continued his behaviour despite being told to desist and so was arrested,” Snr Sgt Tierney said.
The man appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance.
He was later released from custody and issued with an infringement notice for committing a public nuisance offence ($378).
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Between 10:40am and 11:30am last Monday, an unknown person attempted to gain entry to a Youngman Street residence by smashing a rear window.
No entry was gained nor any property stolen.
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Kingaroy police were called to a collision that occurred at 5:45am last Tuesday on the corner of Fisher and Alford streets.
Police believe a Holden Commodore being driven by a 37-year-old Urangan man failed to negotiate a corner, hitting a Subaru station wagon being driven by a 34-year-old Sandy Ridges man.
Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene but no one was injured.
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A 34-year-old Caboolture man will face multiple charges after police pulled over a Holden station wagon on the Bunya Highway last Tuesday morning.
The vehicle was allegedly doing 95km/h in a 60km/h zone.
The driver will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on June 4 charged with exceeding the speed limit, driving an unregistered vehicle and unlicensed driving.
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A 14-year-old Murgon boy was arrested last Wednesday in relation to an alleged drive-off offence at a Kingaroy service station on April 15.
He has been bailed to appear in Murgon Children’s Court on a charge of stealing.
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Thieves entered a house in Banksia Drive last Thursday, removing items while the residents were at home.
They allegedly entered through a closed but unlocked rear door. They then unlocked and propped open the front door of the house before searching through rooms. A PlayStation 4 and speakers were stolen.
In a separate incident, at some time between 3:30pm on April 24 and 8:00am on April 26, thieves entered a King Street premises, apparently through an unlocked rear door.
Cash, alcohol and office equipment was stolen.
On Friday afternoon, the occupants of a white Commodore with a red P plate allegedly tried to steal a wheelie bin from the front of a residence in Siefert Street, Crawford.
They left in the vehicle when they were disturbed, leaving the property behind.
Investigations into all three incidents are continuing.
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At 11:40pm on Friday, police pulled over the driver of a Holden Commodore on Alford Street for a roadside breath test.
Police will allege that, while speaking with the 24-year-old Kingaroy man, they smelled burnt cannabis in the vehicle.
A search allegedly located a small quantity of cannabis and amphetamine as well as drug utensils and a knife.
The man will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 14 charged with possessing a dangerous drug, possessing drug utensils and possessing a knife in a public place.
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At 8:05pm on Saturday, Kingaroy police attended a Windsor Circle house in relation to another matter.
While there, they located a small quantity of cannabis in the possession of the resident, a 19-year-old Kingaroy man.
The man was dealt with under the provisions of the drug diversion program.
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A 28-year-old Kingaroy man was stopped by police for an RBT at 9:19pm on Sunday in Haly Street, Kingaroy.
The man allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test of 0.157 BAC.
The man was arrested and will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 14 charged with drink driving.
His licence was also suspended immediately until the matter is finalised in court.
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During the past week, Kingaroy Police have also attended two calls related to domestic violence incidents, issued 10 infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 184 roadside breath tests.
