{"id":225287,"date":"2018-12-11T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T13:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=225287"},"modified":"2020-07-25T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T03:02:55","slug":"police-shocked-by-taser-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/12\/11\/police-shocked-by-taser-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Police ‘Shocked’ By Taser Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police are concerned these type of weapons are on the streets in Kingaroy … and alarmed that three were found in such a short time during unrelated incidents. INSET: One of the tasers sparking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 11, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the space of just four hours last week, police seized three illegal tasers in Kingaroy in separate incidents.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, December 4:<\/p>\n

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  • At 8:25am, police had occasion to speak to and then search a man in William Street. Police allegedly located a taser, amphetamine, and drug utensils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • At 10:30am, police executed a search warrant at a Buckingham Street address. Here they allegedly located three drug pipes, clip seal bags and a taser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • At 12.30pm, police attended an address in Burnett Street where they allegedly located a taser, drug utensils, a pipe and scales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        A 33-year-old Kingaroy man, a 29-year-old Kingaroy man and a 34-year-old Kingaroy woman have been charged in relation to the separate incidents and will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on January 7.<\/p>\n

        Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, warned residents it was not only unlawful to possess tasers – whether they were professional or home made – but it was also unlawful to sell, buy and\/or import them.<\/p>\n

        The weapons are classed as a Category R weapon under the Weapons Act 1990 and can be be extremely dangerous when misused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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