Stolen vehicle alert, Tuesday January 23

Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Mini Cooper
Black
091SZK
Hatchback
23/01/18

Nissan Patrol
Brown
100TIA
Utility
23/01/18

Suzuki GW250
Red
236LZ
Motorcycle
21/01/18

Honda Civic
White
645MDI
Sedan
22/01/18

Trailers Direct
NIL
243QYK
Domestic box trailer
22/01/18

Husqvarna Te450
Red
283QO
Motorcycle
20/01/18

Toyota Landcruiser
Black
757XEU
Station Wagon
23/01/18

Wade 00001
NIL
AD7918
Domestic box trailer
21/01/18

Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are your keys?”
 
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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Unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Brassall

Police are investigating after a stolen car was involved in a traffic crash at Brassall this morning.
At around 10am a 71-year-old man was driving along Haig Street when another vehicle, a Landrover, proceeded through a stop sign at speed and collided with his car.
The Landrover flipped onto its roof further down the road and the occupants, believed to be a number of young males, managed to escape the crashed vehicle and flee the scene.
Police immediately attended the crash site and commenced a search of the area, however the occupants could not be located.
The 71-year-old male driver of the other vehicle was not seriously injured.
The Landrover involved in the crash had been stolen overnight from a Brassall address.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have further information that can assist to contact Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the

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Robbery with violence, Booval

Police are investigating a robbery with violence that occurred at a fast food restaurant in Booval this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate that around 8.30am, a man entered the Brisbane Road business and grabbed a female employee, demanding money.
The employee complied, handing over a sum of cash to the man who then fled the scene on foot.
No one was hurt during the incident.
The man had his face covered and was wearing a hi-vis shirt, sunglasses, gloves, and a hat.
Investigations are continuing.
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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Stolen vehicle alert, Friday January 19

Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Volkswagen Golf
White
182TIS
Hatchback
19/01/18

Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are your keys?”
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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Multiple charges, Karalee

Police have charged a 24-year-old man with a number of offences following a series of incidents over three days in Karalee and Chuwar.
It is alleged that the man wilfully damaged vehicles and dangerously operated a motor vehicle in Diamantina Circuit, Karalee in the early hours of Monday morning before being involved in a traffic crash on Mount Crosby Road, Chuwar.
It is further alleged that the man again damaged a vehicle and a house in Karalee on Tuesday night before allegedly evading police in a vehicle. He is then alleged to have wilfully damaged a vehicle, dangerously operated a motor vehicle and assaulted a person before being arrested on Kallatina Terrace, Karalee on Wednesday night.
The 24-year-old Karalee man has been charged with three counts of wilful damage, two counts of threatening violence, and one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle.
He is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today.
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Stolen vehicle alert, Thursday January 18

Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Holden Commodore
Black
VES507 (NSW)
Sedan
06/01/18

Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are your keys?”
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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Back to school road safety

Police officer’s from across the Ipswich District would like to remind motorists that school zones will be back in operation next week with the commencement of the 2018 school year.
 
Whilst travelling through school zones in your area be aware of speed limits, as these are in place to create a safer environment for our children around schools.
School zones are in force between 7am – 9am and 2pm – 4 pm, however, some school zones speed limits are in force all day, between 7am to 4pm. The speed limit is reduced to 40 km/hr and is displayed by a flashing light school zone sign.
During pick up and drop off times parking in school areas can become busy and congested. Drivers should always check their surroundings for any of the following signs:

parking limits (i.e. 15 minutes); 
no stopping;
yellow line (stopping and parking is prohibited);
no parking;
loading zones; and 
school crossings.

Some schools across the Ipswich

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Deprivation of liberty, Redbank Plains

Police have charged two men after they allegedly held two others against their will at a home in Redbank Plains yesterday.
Around 5pm, a man contacted police to say that two men – one of them armed – were holding two people against their will at a home in Campbell Street.
Police attended the address and established a cordon.
Around 6.20pm, the two men surrendered themselves to police without incident.
They were both arrested and taken to the Ipswich Watch House.
Police located a rifle in a wheelie bin during a subsequent search of the home.
It will be alleged that the two men attended the home and threatened the occupants and demanded money and other property.
No one was physically injured.
A 20-year-old Bundamba man and a 22-year-old Augustine Heights man have been charged with two counts of deprivation of liberty, enter dwelling with intent and armed robbery.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131

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Stolen vehicle alert, Wednesday January 17

Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Ford Fairmont
Green
088DRY
Sedan
06/01/18

Homemade Box Trailer

DD8672
Domestic Box Trailer
16/01/18

Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts.
In the past, many vehicles have been taken while the victims were at home.
Keys, mobile phones and cash were also stolen after thieves allegedly gained entry to homes and easily located car keys in plain view.
Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are your keys?”
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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Be boat safe this summer

Boonah Police and Seqwater have been undertaking regular patrols on Lake Moogerah and Maroon during the summer school holidays.
In lead up to the Australia Day weekend police and Seqwater will be continuing to conduct enforcement activities on our waterways.
Police would like to remind everyone who may be contemplating attending a local dam or waterway to be aware that all boating regulations apply.
Police and Seqwater officers request that anyone who may not be familiar with boating regulations please check the Maritime Safety Queensland website for any changes or new legislation that may be in force prior to undertaking any boating activities.
For more tips on how to play it safe on the water visit here.

 

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