High Country Herald - July 4, 2017

Crows Nest Police - month in review
by Sergeant Greg Dawes
CRIME: Between June 1 and 17,
unknown offenders have entered a
rural property on the New England
Highway, Pinelands where a solar
water pump was stolen.
On June 9, police from the Darling
Downs District Tactical Crime
Squad executed a search warrant
at an address in Perseverance Dam
Road, Crows Nest. During the
search a quantity of cannabis and
drug utensils were located which
were seized by police. A 23-yearold
man, two 21-year-old men and
a 21-year-old woman were issued
Notice to Appears on charges of
possessing dangerous drugs and
possessing drug utensils and will be
appearing before the Toowoomba
Magistrates Court on July 4.
Between June 13 and 14 unknown
offenders have unlawfully entered
the Toowoomba Regional Council
Waste Facility on Kleinton School
Road, Kleinton where a quantity of
used batteries were stolen. Inquiries
are continuing.
On June 16, a 43-year-old woman
was allegedly assaulted on a property
at McNairn Road, Crows Nest.
The complaint was later withdrawn.
TRAFFIC: On June 23, a white
Toyota utility was intercepted on the
New England Highway, Hampton
where the 54-year-old driver provided
a positive breath test. A further
test conducted returned an alleged
reading of 0.117 per cent BAC. The
woman was issued with an immediate
drivers licence suspension
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
July 4 on a charge of driving whilst
over the middle alcohol limit but not
over the high alcohol limit.
On June 25, a two vehicle non-injury
traffic crash occurred at the intersection
of Toowoomba Road and
Curnow Street, Crows Nest. An infringement
notice for the offence of
failing to give way was issued to one
of the involved parties.
On June 28, staff from the
Toowoomba Road Policing Unit
attended the Crows Nest area where
they performed traffic enforcement
activities. Below are their results:
A white Holden sedan was intercepted
on Toowoomba Road. Inquiries
revealed that the 46-year-old
driver had never held a drivers licence.
The man also returned an alleged
positive drug driving analysis.
The man was issued with a Notice
to Appear for offences of unlicenced
driving and drug driving, and will
be appearing before the Toowoomba
Magistrates Court on August 22.
A silver Nissan sedan was intercepted
on Pechey-Maclagan Road,
Groomsville. Inquiries revealed
the vehicle was both unregistered
and uninsured. The 37-year-old
driver was issued with infringement
notices for these offences and his
registration plates confiscated and
vehicle immobilised for a seven day
period.
A white Holden sedan was intercepted
on the New England Highway,
Pechey where the 42-year-old
driver provided an alleged positive
drug driving analysis. The woman
was issued with a Notice to Appear
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
August 15 for the offence of drug
driving.
A white Ford sedan was intercepted
on the New England Highway,
Crows Nest where the 50-year-old
driver provided an alleged positive
drug driving analysis. The man
was issued with a Notice to Appear
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
August 15 for the offence of drug
driving.
A yellow Mazda sedan was intercepted
on Charlotte Street, Crows
Nest where the 42-year-old driver
provided an alleged positive drug
driving analysis. The man was
issued with a Notice to Appear
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
August 14 for the offence of drug
driving.
A purple Ford sedan was intercepted
on Toowoomba Road,
Crows Nest where the 38-year-old
driver provided an alleged positive
drug driving analysis. The woman
was issued with a Notice to Appear
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
August 22 for the offence of drug
driving.
A white Hyundai sedan was intercepted
on the New England Highway,
Pechey where the 26-year-old
driver provided an alleged positive
drug driving analysis. The man
was issued with a Notice to Appear
and will be appearing before the
Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
August 29 for the offence of drug
driving.
During the month there were 32
traffic infringement notices issued
for various offences, the majority
being for exceeding the speed limit.
Until next time.
If you have information for police,
contact Policelink on 131 444
or provide information using the online
form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about
crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers,
a registered charity and community
volunteer organisation, by
calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au
24hrs per day.
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