Ipswich district police have charged a man following investigations into a series of burglary offences in Chuwar and Barellan Point committed on Sunday, January 14.
An 18-year-old Bundamba man was arrested on Monday afternoon and charged with four counts of burglary, and one count each of unlawfully entering a premises and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The man is scheduled to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court later today.
Investigations into the offences 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, January 2 to January 15
Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Mitsubishi Triton
White
754SGB
Utility
05/01/18
Holden Barina
Blue
179WZE
Hatchback
10/01/18
Jayco Expanda
126QTT
Caravan Trailer
14/01/18
Holden Barina
White
777TZO
Hatchback
11/01/18
Toyota Camry
White
791VDG
Sedan
13/01/18
Homemade
Silver
811QUJ
PigTrailer
10/01/18
Ford
Black
BAU28J (NSW)
Station Wagon
11/01/18
Trailavan
CZ8947
Domestic Box Trailer
12/01/18
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.
Property crime investigation, Karana Downs
In the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2017 a number of motor vehicles were unlawfully entered and property stolen in Elaroo Street, Whyalla Court and Nalya Crescent, Karana Downs.
Police investigations were completed and three boys aged 13, 14 and 16-years-old were dealt with under the Youth Justice Act in relation to those offences.
In the month of December 2017, a total of five other property crime offences were reported in the suburb of Karana Downs including two burglaries, two unlawful entries to premise and one unlawful entry to motor vehicle. Investigations into those offences are continuing.
Karana Downs Police are reminding residents to ensure they secure their vehicles and premises in an effort to prevent opportunistic property crime and thefts in Karana Downs and surrounding streets.
Karana Downs Police are also requesting that residents register their private CCTV systems with police to increase the investigative capacity of police responding to reports of
Found property, Booval
A Samsung mobile phone has been located and handed into Booval Police Station by a member of the public. The phone was located in Booval in November 2017. If you believe this may be your phone please phone Booval Police Station on 3437 2640 and quote reference QP1702060443.
An iPad has also been handed into police after it was located in Redbank Plains in August 2017. If you believe this may be your iPad please phone Booval Police Station on 3437 2640 and quote reference QP1701480009.
The below bike was located by police in Booval by a member of the public on December 31, 2017. If you have any information regarding the owner of the property, please phone Booval Police Station on 3437 2640 and quote reference QP1702301549.
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
Update 2: Evade police, Maryborough
Police searching for two men involved in a number of incidents yesterday afternoon in Brisbane and Maryborough have released images of two men who may be able to assist investigators with their enquires.
After a series of incidents starting in Sunnybank around midday yesterday the men were last night involved in the stealing of a white Mazda 6 sedan from an address on Waterview Drive in Dundowran Beach around 6:15pm.
The same Mazda 6, with Queensland registration 747-TPY, was involved in a petrol drive-off at a service station on Bligh Street in Kilkivan at around 6:30am this morning.
The two men are described as being in their late teens with short dark hair.
It is believed the two men were travelling south and have since returned to the greater Brisbane area.
Police are urging the public not to approach the two men, but to contact police on Triple Zero (000).
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information
Stolen vehicle alert, December 25 to January 2
Vehicle type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported
Toyota Hilux
Silver
TMM67
Utility
25/12/17
Kokoda Tribute Series LI
255UDQ
Caravan Trailer
26/12/17
Ford Territory
White
107VYX
Station Wagon
30/12/17
Toyota Hilux
White
294VQH
Dual Cab Utility
31/12/17
Toyota Hilux
Red
97JRC
Dual Cab Utility
31/12/17
Homemade Motorcycle Trailer
CN8765
Trailer
31/12/17
Toyota Hiace
White
061GSK
Van
01/01/18
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.
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Bundamba
Detectives from the Ipswich Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are investigating after an armed man threatened a group of men and stole a utility at Bundamba this morning.
At 11am, four men were at the Bundamba Skate Park in Brisbane Road when they were approached by a man.
After a brief conversation, the group started walking towards the ute when the man followed them and produced a knife.
He then threatened one of the men from the group and demanded he hand over the keys.
The man then stole the ute and was last seen travelling on Brisbane Road towards the Ipswich Motorway.
No-one was physically injured.
He is described as Caucasian, muscular build, approximately 165cm tall, shaved head wearing a grey and green coloured singlet with dark shorts.
A short time later, the stolen ute was observed by police at Loganholme where it was detected travelling at 151km on the Logan Motorway.
The ute is described as a
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 8 report
A motorcyclist has taken flight in the Airport Link Tunnel on day 8 of Festive Break, allegedly detected travelling 192 km/hour in an 80 km/hour zone through Windsor.
The rider was one of 3,733 drivers detected speeding on Day 8 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign.
A 24-year-old Korean man lost his life following a single vehicle traffic crash on Sippel Road in the Lockyer Valley where the vehicle he was travelling in left the roadway.
The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene while a man located in the back seat sustained serious head injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment.
A man and woman also travelling in the vehicle were treated for minor injuries.
A further 59 drivers were yesterday charged with drink driving with the State’s highest reading on the Sunshine Coast where a motorist allegedly provided a Breath Alcohol Consumption (BAC) of 0.224 per cent
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 7 report
Police have taken almost 500 alleged drink and drug drivers off Queensland roads and detected more than 21,000 speeding motorists in the first week of the Festive Break.
On day 7 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign, 41 motorists were charged with drink driving while 46 drivers returned positive results of drug driving.
More than 3,100 drivers were detected speeding yesterday with the highest speed detected by a motorist travelling at 189 km/hour in an 80 km/hour zone in the Legacy Way Tunnel at Paddington.
Queensland’s highest reading yesterday was on the Gold Coast where a motorist allegedly provided a Breath Alcohol Consumption (BAC) of 0.267 per cent in Surfers Paradise.
Other high readings included:
0.242 per cent in Beaudesert;
0.242 per cent in Mermaid Beach;
0.200 per cent in Doomadgee.
A 39-year-old Beaudesert man was charged with drink driving after allegedly causing a disturbance in a fast food outlet drive-through on Brisbane
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 6 results
One-hundred and fifty-seven people have been roadside tested for drugs in their system while behind the wheel in Queensland on Day 6 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety campaign.
Of those, 33 returned a positive result.
Since the beginning of Festive Break 143 drivers have been caught with drugs in their system behind the wheel.
Twenty-eight drivers returned positive tests for drink-driving on Day 6, with 259 people caught overall during Festive Break.
The highest reading across the state yesterday was a 37-year-old Newtown woman who was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving a motor vehicle without a driver licence and two counts of assault or obstruct police after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.286 per cent at Newtown.
The State’s most high-risk speeding motorist, a 20-year-old man, was captured allegedly travelling at 215 km/hour in an 110km/hour