December 16, 2020
Police are hunting thieves who stole a quad bike from a farm shed on Coolabunia Road and later dumped it in a quarry.
The theft is believed to have occurred last Friday night (December 11).
The thieves cut a fence to enter the property.
An impact wrench was also stolen from the shed.
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Kingaroy Police received reports in the early hours of Sunday that a drunken woman was walking up Tessmann’s Road.
Police located a 28-year-old Nanango woman about 1:00am.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Dave Tierney, said investigations revealed the woman was the driver of a Mitsubishi sedan that had crashed into a fence on Kingaroy-Barkers Creek road earlier in the night.
The woman allegedly blew 0.163 BAC at a roadside breath test.
She will face a drink-driving charge in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 11. She was also immediately disqualified from driving.
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Drugs
- Two Kingaroy men, aged 28 and 21, will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 4 charged with possessing drugs and drug utensils after police allegedly found a small amount of cannabis when they searched a home in Frangipani Drive, Kingaroy, on December 11.
- A 33-year-old Kingaroy man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 4 charged with possessing drugs and drug utensils after police located a small quantity of cannabis leaf and oil and drug utensils during a search in Frangipani Drive, Kingaroy, on December 11.
- A 41-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with unlawful possession of controlled medication (Viagra) after police searched a Peugeot sedan in William Street on December 14. He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 11.
- A 20-year-old Kingaroy man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 4 charged with possessing drug utensils after police searched an address in William Street, Kingaroy, on December 15.
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Traffic
- A 21-year-old Tingoora man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 11 charged with drug driving after police pulled over his Ford ute in First Avenue, Kingaroy, at 3:20pm on December 11.
- A 33-year-old Kingaroy woman will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 11 charged with drug driving after police stopped her Toyota SUV in Youngman Street, Kingaroy, at 6:40pm on December 12.
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Property
- A rock was thrown through the passenger window of a Mazda ute parked near the intersection of Haly and King streets, Kingaroy, on Sunday night. Police investigations are continuing.
- A 14-year-old Kingaroy boy has been dealt with under provisions of the Youth Justice Act after damage occurred on Tuesday night to a number of businesses in Alford Street, Kingaroy, and decorations were stolen from the town’s Christmas tree.
