{"id":312114,"date":"2022-01-11T22:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=312114"},"modified":"2022-01-11T22:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:52:04","slug":"man-charged-over-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/01\/11\/man-charged-over-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged Over Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_312117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312117\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312117\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti1-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graffiti on a public bench near South Burnett Care in Kingaroy Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312118\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312118\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti2.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the graffiti items allegedly seized by police in Kingaroy on Monday (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 29-year-old Kingaroy man faces multiple charges after a spate of graffiti sprung up around Kingaroy at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Police will allege the man tagged multiple pieces of public and private property.<\/p>\n<p>His targets allegedly included The Peanut Van in Kingaroy Street as well as the plinth of the new Big Peanut statue and other items in Lions Park.<\/p>\n<p>Also damaged were signs, other pieces of public infrastructure and public transport.<\/p>\n<p>Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Dave Tierney said that about 3:00pm on Monday, police searched an Alford Street address where they located a man allegedly in possession of graffiti implements.<\/p>\n<p>Police also allegedly located a small quantity of cannabis and a drug utensil.<\/p>\n<p>The man has been charged with 12 counts of wilful damage, possessing graffiti instruments, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing a drug utensil.<\/p>\n<p>He is due to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations are continuing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312119\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312119\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti3.jpg 470w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti3-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graffiti on the awning of The Peanut Van in Kingaroy Street (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312120\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312120\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti4-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the much-misunderstood COVID Works for Queensland sign in Lions Park was tagged<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312121\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312121\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5.png 1256w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti5-1024x766.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tag also appeared on the rear of the &#8220;I&#8217;m The Nut That&#8217;s Bean To Kingaroy&#8221; tourism sign in Lions Park (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312122\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-312122\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220122grafitti6-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Council quickly removed the tags from the Big Peanut plinth but on Tuesday afternoon shadows of the damage could still be 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