July 13, 2022

A man has been charged after he allegedly stuffed a turbo pipe down his pants in a Kingaroy auto parts store.

Police were called to the Youngman Street business last Wednesday afternoon after a complaint was lodged about stealing.

The man allegedly entered the store, selected the pipe and placed it down his pants.  He then selected other goods which he paid for using a loyalty card.

Police later arrested a 33-year-old man at a home in Buckingham Street, Kingaroy.

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 4 charged with theft.

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A 28-year-old Cherbourg man will appear in Cherbourg Magistrates Court on August 16 charged with possessing a drug utensil after police allegedly found him with a meth pipe in Wooroolin on July 8.

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Police intercepted a Nissan sedan on Youngman Street, Kingaroy, at 12:15am on July 7 after complaints the driver had just been involved in a disturbance at a Youngman Street motel. 

A 49-year-old Bulimba man allegedly tested positive at a roadside breath test (0.16 BAC). He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 4 charged with drink-driving. His licence was also suspended until the court date.

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A 51-year-old Wattle Camp man will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 4 charged with drink-driving after police pulled over a Hyundai hatch on Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road at 3:50pm on July 7.  The driver allegedly tested positive at a roadside breath test (0.67 BAC).

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Four people will face court next month charged with drug-driving offences after police tested drivers in Wooroolin and Kingaroy on July 8:

  • 10:55am – A 43-year-old Kingaroy man driving a Mazda ute on Alexander Street, Wooroolin. He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 18.
  • 11:25am – A 28-year-old Cherbourg man driving a Suzuki hatch on Alexander Street, Wooroolin. He will appear in Cherbourg Magistrates Court on August 16.
  • 2:25pm – A 23-year-old Kingaroy man driving a Holden ute on Knight Street, Kingaroy. He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 18.
  • 4:40pm – A 20-year-old Kingaroy woman driving a Toyota ute on Walter Road, Kingaroy. She will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on August 18.