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October 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

A man has been charged after police were called to a disturbance in the casualty department at Kingaroy Hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Gayndah man was allegedly abusing hospital staff.<\/p>\n

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 22 charged with causing a public nuisance on health services land.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Investigations are continuing into the theft of two tyres and fuel from a vehicle on River Road, Kingaroy, on Thursday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unknown persons entered a yard by cutting a rear fence.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Between 8:30am and 3:30pm on Friday,\u00a0 unknown persons smashed a window on the rear canopy of Mazda utility\u00a0 parked behind a George Street, Kingaroy, business.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Police on patrol last Tuesday evening (September 25) in Edward Street, Kingaroy, say they observed a Toyota sedan make a right-hand turn at speed in wet conditions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The vehicle began to slide sideways in both directions before turning sharply off Edward Street through a vacant yard on to Freemans Lane.<\/p>\n

Police intercepted the vehicle and the driver, a 29-year-old Murgon man, allegedly tested positive at a roadside breath test (0.025 BAC on a zero limit).<\/p>\n

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on November 5, charged with failing to maintain proper control of a vehicle and driving over the no alcohol limit.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday at 4:10pm, a two-vehicle traffic crash occurred at the intersection of John and King streets, Kingaroy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police allege a Toyota being driven by a 64-year-old Nanango man on John Street failed to give way to another Toyota travelling north on King Street.<\/p>\n

No one was injured in the crash.<\/p>\n

The first driver was issued with a traffic infringement notice.<\/p>\n

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Police were called to a Haly Street business last Thursday morning after a dispute over purchased goods allegedly turned nasty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, said a 57-year-old Proston man had sought a refund.<\/p>\n

“When this was refused he behaved in a disorderly manner,” Snr Sgt Tierney said.<\/p>\n

“The man became irate and grabbed the property and has thrown it to the ground before stomping on the box three times.<\/p>\n

“He has then picked the box up off the ground, slamming it on to the counter with excessive force, causing the staff members to jump backwards.”<\/p>\n

The man then left the store.<\/p>\n

The man was issued with an infringement notice for committing a public nuisance.<\/p>\n

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Kingaroy police have charged several people with unrelated drugs offences:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Tuesday (September 25), police executed a search warrant at an Albert Street address at 8:00am.<\/p>\n

A 41-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with unlawfully possessing a controlled drug (Viagra), possessing a dangerous drug (cannabis), possessing drug utensils and possession of property suspected of being used in commission of a drug offence.<\/p>\n

A 19-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with possessing a dangerous drug, possessing drug utensils, possession of property suspected of being used in commission of a drug offence and unlawfully possessing category M weapons (knives, including a flick knife).<\/p>\n

Both men are due to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on November 5.<\/p>\n

On Saturday,\u00a0 police searched a Murphy Street house.<\/p>\n

A 31-year-old Kingaroy man has been\u00a0charged with unlawfully possessing a controlled drug, possessing a drug utensil and possessing property suspected of being stolen.<\/p>\n

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 15.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday evening,\u00a0 police stopped a Nissan hatchback on Somerset Street, Kingaroy, being driven by a 39-year-old Kingaroy man.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A search allegedly located a small amount of amphetamine.<\/p>\n

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 22 charged with possessing a dangerous drug.<\/p>\n

On Saturday afternoon, police intercepted a 35-year-old Murgon man driving a Hyundai sedan in Haly Street, Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

A search of the vehicle allegedly located a used syringe.<\/p>\n

He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 22, charged with failing to properly dispose of a syringe.<\/p>\n

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A 79-year-old Wondai man\u00a0will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on November 5 charged with drink-driving after his Toyota was stopped by police for a roadside breath test on the Bunya Highway at Crawford last Tuesday (September 25).\u00a0He allegedly recorded a BAC of 0.095.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday, police stopped\u00a0a Holden on Haly Street.\u00a0\u00a0The driver, a 30-year-old Kingaroy woman, allegedly returned a positive sample to a Roadside Drug Test.\u00a0She will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on December 3 charged with drug driving and driving whilst unlicensed.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, police stopped a Ford sedan at 1:50am in Haly Street.\u00a0The driver, an 18-year-old Murgon man, allegedly returned a positive breath sample of (0.085 BAC).\u00a0 He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 22 charged with driving over the general alcohol limit.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (September 25),\u00a0 police pulled over a 34-year-old Kingaroy man driving a Ford station wagon.\u00a0He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on October 22, charged with repeat unlicensed driving.<\/p>\n

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Officers from Kingaroy responded to a variety of incidents between September 24-30 within the Kingaroy Police Division.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These included drug offences, traffic offences and property offences.<\/p>\n

Police also attended seven calls related to domestic violence incidents, issued 12 infringement notices for life-endangering traffic offences and performed 151 RBTs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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