Stolen vehicle alert, August 4

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.
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts. Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are my car keys?”
If you can, secure your car in a garage or park your vehicle inside of your yard rather than on the street. This will also assist in the prevention of number plates being stolen.

Vehicle Type
Colour       
Vehicle Registration     
Vehicle Description       
Date Reported   

Toyota Landcruiser
White
100IHJ
Station Wagon
03/08/17

Ford Falcon
White
214RXY
Sedan
03/08/17

 
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,

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Rocky Horror Road Show 2017

This year marked the eleventh year of the Rocky Horror Road Show Year 12 Harm Minimisation Project (RHRS Project), facilitated by the Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit.
The RHRS Project is a road safety and end of school harm minimisation project. The project raises awareness among Year 12 students about safe partying, healthy relationships, drugs and alcohol misuse and drink and drug driving.
The RHRS Project involves inviting students from high schools across the Ipswich District to will perform in a role play. The role play starts as a party where everyone is drinking alcohol and an intoxicated person deciding to drive their friends home.
The second part of this scenario is where this vehicle is then involved in a fatal traffic accident. QAS and QFES attend and the jaws of life are used to open the vehicle to demonstrate how they extract a person trapped within a vehicle. The incident goes through

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Stolen vehicle alert, August 3

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.
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts. Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are my car keys?”
If you can, secure your car in a garage or park your vehicle inside of your yard rather than on the street. This will also assist in the prevention of number plates being stolen.

Vehicle Type
Colour       
Vehicle Registration     
Vehicle Description       
Date Reported   

Toyota Landcruiser
White
100IHJ
Station Wagon
03/08/17

 Mazda 323
White
440XAT
Sedan
 02/08/17

 
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,

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Found property, Booval

Two Samsung mobile phones have been handed in to Booval Police after being located in Booval Fair Shopping Centre. Police are seeking to identify the owner of the phones (police reference number QP1700415708).
A member of the public has also handed in a tool box containing tools after locating them in East Ipswich (police reference number QP1701223525).
If you have any information regarding the owners of this property, please phone Booval Police Station on 3437 2640 and quote the corresponding police reference number (above).
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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Police renewing appeal for assistance, Ipswich

Police from the Ipswich District Criminal Investigation Branch are renewing their appeal in attempting to identify two men who may be able to assist with investigations relating to a break and enter which occurred on Flinders View in Ipswich on May 26.
Police reference number QP1700911354
Police reference number QP1700911354
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 drug driving charges, Ipswich

Police have charged a man after he was allegedly detected driving with a relevant drug in his system three times in less than six hours on Saturday night (July 29).
Around 6:20pm Road Policing Unit officers intercepted a man driving on the Logan Motorway at Carole Park, where he allegedly returned a positive test and was issued with a 24-hour suspension from driving.
It will be further alleged around 7:00pm the same man was intercepted by officers from the Dog Squad driving on Old Logan Road at Camira, where he returned a second positive test and was issued with an immediate licence suspension notice.
Police will allege at 11:50pm officers again intercepted the man on Old Logan Road in Camira where he again returned a positive test for driving with a relevant drug in his system.
A 46-year-old Redbank Plains man has been charged with three counts of driving with a relevant drug in

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Stolen vehicle alert, Tuesday August 1

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.
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts. Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are my car keys?”
If you can, secure your car in a garage or park your vehicle inside of your yard rather than on the street. This will also assist in the prevention of number plates being stolen.

Vehicle Type
Colour       
Vehicle Registration     
Vehicle Description       
Date Reported   

Nissan Micra
Black
643SEC
Hatchback
30/07/17

 
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

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Stolen vehicle alert, July 31

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.
Police advise that residents should secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic thefts. Hiding car keys and valuables will make it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Ask yourself: “Where are my car keys?”
If you can, secure your car in a garage or park your vehicle inside of your yard rather than on the street. This will also assist in the prevention of number plates being stolen.

Vehicle Type
Colour       
Vehicle Registration     
Vehicle Description       
Date Reported   

Ford Falcon
Black
PS119
Sedan
30/07/17

 
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

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Students make healthy choices

Year Six students from Goodna State School completed this years Connect to Culture program (C2C) with a presentation on healthy choices and how drugs and alcohol affect our bodies.
This discussion was facilitated by myself, Acting Sergeant Lisa Hillary, with the presentation encouraging student participation. It includes an insight into how making these poor choices can affect a person’s mental health and their whole life.
Rather than just speaking off a PowerPoint, these students benefit from the interactive program and always amaze me with their knowledge and responses.
Year Six students of Goodna State School

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Karana Downs Police strive to be kind

On Friday July 28, police from Karana Downs Police Station were invited to attend an event at Mt Crosby State School. The school was holding an event to help celebrate Strive To Be Kind Day, which aims to raise funds for the Allison Bayden-Clay Foundation.
The goal of the day is to educate the kids about healthy relationships, how to recognise and deal with unhealthy relationships and to understand domestic violence in all its forms.
Senior Constable Catriona Burnett and Constable Lorelee George were invited to say a few words on assembly and then took the time to speak with the kids after assembly.
Karana Downs Police will be supporting White Ribbon Day which is held on November 25 this year. This is an international day for the elimination of violence against women and acknowledging it is everyone’s issue to deal with.

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