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A snapshot of the police radar showing the speed the vehicle was clocked at crossing the dam, and the speed of the patrol car when it clocked him (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 15, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A 20-year-old man has been fined $1062 and has automatically lost his driver’s licence for six months after he was allegedly caught speeding across the Wivenhoe Dam wall.<\/p>\n

The speed limit on the Brisbane Valley Highway drops from 100km\/h to 80km\/h as the highway crosses the dam.<\/p>\n

However, Kingaroy Police patrolling the highway say they caught the driver doing 148km\/h, 68km\/h above the speed limit.<\/p>\n

Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, said the vehicle passed a patrol car travelling in the opposite direction on the dam wall last night.<\/p>\n

He said the driver, from Brisbane, had only recently completed his P-plate period<\/p>\n

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

Complaints that a person travelling in a vehicle along Youngman Street, Kingaroy, was waving a knife and yelling abuse at another driver prompted police to track down and search a vehicle on Thursday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police allegedly found a large bayonet in a pouch on the rear seat of a car being driven by two young local men.<\/p>\n

The bayonet has been seized and investigations are continuing.<\/p>\n

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

An 18-year-old woman was injured when her vehicle failed to take a corner on the Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road, just past Wilsons Road, at Gordonbrook, about 11:30am on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ambulance was called and she was taken to Kingaroy Hospital.<\/p>\n

Investigations into the incident are continuing.<\/p>\n

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

Police were called to a sewerage pipe construction site in River Road, Kingaroy at 6:30pm on Saturday after local residents notified them that children appeared to be playing there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said three youths were reported to be climbing over equipment at the site.<\/p>\n

When police arrived they found fire extinguishers had been discharged.<\/p>\n

“This caused a considerable mess,” Snr Sgt Frank said.<\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said it was likely that action would be taken under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.<\/p>\n

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

Police who were called to a disturbance in Queen Street, Kingaroy, at 6:30pm on Friday allegedly found a heavily intoxicated man and woman involved in a heated argument in the front yard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When police tried to determine the cause of the argument, the man allegedly became aggressive. The man was handcuffed and taken to the Kingaroy watchhouse.<\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said one of the attending officers suffered a minor injury to their hand during the incident.<\/p>\n

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

Police say a driver intercepted in Kingaroy Street at 11:00pm on Friday was disqualified and had a BAC of<\/strong> 0.191, almost four times over the legal limit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The driver’s vehicle has been forfeited for seven days through confiscation of the car’s licence plates and the driver has been charged.<\/p>\n

A 41-year-old Kingaroy woman who was intercepted by police in Youngman Street, Kingaroy shortly after midnight on Friday allegedly returned a BAC reading of 0.106 when she was breath-tested<\/p>\n

She has been charged with a mid-range drink-driving offence.<\/p>\n

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

Kingaroy police patrolling the highway between Nanango and Kingaroy between 4:30am and 5:30am on Saturday detected three vehicles travelling faster than the 100km\/h speed limit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said this was a particularly dangerous given the possibility of wildlife crossing the road at that time of day and the poor visibility due to early morning glare.<\/p>\n

All three motorists were issued with speeding tickets.<\/p>\n

“Anyone thinking of speeding should be aware that police are out on the road at all hours of the day and night,” Snr Sgt Frank said.<\/p>\n

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

Police who intercepted a vehicle in Alford Street, Kingaroy at 12:30pm on Saturday say that not only was it unregistered and uninsured, but it was also being driven with cancelled number plates by an unlicensed driver.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The driver, from Kingaroy, has been issued with a notice to appear in court to face a string of traffic charges.<\/p>\n

Another motorist has been charged with unlicensed driving after a vehicle was intercepted in Moonya Street, Kingaroy, at 3:00am on Monday. The 21-year-old Kingaroy man will now face court.<\/p>\n

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

On Thursday, police executed a search warrant on a home and a caravan in Arthur Street, Kingaroy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police allege that while searching a caravan they found a number of drug implements.<\/p>\n

The following day a 41-year-old man who lived in the caravan presented himself at Kingaroy Police Station.<\/p>\n

He has been issued with a notice to appear in court to face drug-related offences.<\/p>\n

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

On Thursday, a 20-year-old man who was wanted after a search warrant was executed on another house presented himself to Kingaroy Police.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The search allegedly located methamphetamine.<\/p>\n

The man has been issued with a notice to appear in court to face drug-related charges.<\/p>\n

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

On Friday, Kingaroy police executed a search warrant on a house in Thomas Street, Blackbutt, after a break-in at Kilcoy State School.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They located two 16 year old youths – a boy and a girl – who will be dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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