July 10, 2018
A driver has been charged after an incident on Taylors Road in Kingaroy last Wednesday afternoon.
Police received a complaint about a Nissan stationwagon which allegedly overtook another vehicle when unsafe to do so, and then braked heavily.
A 37-year-old Kingaroy man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on September 3 charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle.
His vehicle was also immobilised for 90 days.
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On Friday, Kingaroy police pulled over a Holden Commodore on Queen Street about 10:30pm.
A search of the vehicle allegedly located drugs and drug utensils.
A 51-year-old Kinleymore man will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on July 30 on drug charges.
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At 3:20am last Wednesday, police tried to intercept a motorcycle being ridden in a suspicious manner on Albert Street, Kingaroy.
When police activated their lights and sirens the motorcycle accelerated away from them.
Police discontinued the attempted intercept and investigations are continuing.
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Kingaroy police received a complaint last Thursday about an attempted break-and-enter at a shed in Ivy Street about 5:00am.
An unknown offender was captured on CCTV attempting to force locks on the shed before leaving in a vehicle.
Between Friday and Sunday, unknown persons broke into an Alford Street premises by forcing a door.
They stole audio/visual equipment, two laptops and two electronic pianos.
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A 42-year-old Durong man has been charged after allegedly stealing items from a workmate’s vehicle.
Police will allege that the man took the keys to the vehicle about 10:05pm on Thursday.
He then allegedly went to the workplace car park on Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road where he allegedly stole a mobile phone and purse.
He then returned the keys.
The man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 20 charged with the alleged unlawful entry of a vehicle and stealing.
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Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, said Kingaroy police responded to a variety of incidents between July 2-8, including two calls related to domestic violence; they also issued five infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 140 roadside breath tests.
