March 28, 2022
Two men have been charged with drug offences after separate police raids in Kingaroy last week.
On March 23, police were called to a home in Premier Drive at 8:40pm after reports of a disturbance.
While there, they allegedly located 17 cannabis plants on a drying rack as well as three plants growing in a rear vegetable garden.
They also allegedly found a small quantity of cannabis in a bedroom.
The resident, a 37-year-old Kingaroy man, will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 14 charged with producing and possessing a dangerous drug.
The next day, police executed a search warrant at noon at a residence in Doonkuna Street.
Police allegedly located three cannabis plants, in excess of two metres tall, growing in the rear yard.
A 48-year-old Kingaroy man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on April 14 charged with producing and possessing a dangerous drug.
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Two people were taken to Kingaroy Hospital for observation after a collision at the intersection of the Bunya Highway and Geritz Road outside Kingaroy on Friday (March 25).
A Holden sedan, driven by a 21-year-old Kearney Springs man, allegedly turned from Geritz Road into the path of an Isuzu driven by a 45-year-old Alice Creek man.
Investigations are continuing
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On March 22, police were called to Kingaroy Hospital at 7:30pm after reports of a disturbance.
Police located a 21-year-old Kingaroy man who had allegedly damaged a perspex door and pushed staff out of the way in an attempt to leave the hospital.
The man then allegedly returned and banged on doors to be let in.
He was issued with an infringement notice for public nuisance ($413 fine).
