Category: Latest Queensland Police News – West Brisbane

Police have charged two men following investigations of four separate armed robberies that occurred last night in West End, Brisbane.
At around 7pm, a 31-year-old man was approaching the intersection of Montague Road and Mollison Street when he was allegedly stopped by two men threatening him with a knife and demanded his mobile phone, which he refused and walked away.
At around 7:15pm, a 22-year-old man was waiting at a bus stop on Montague Road when he was allegedly approached by two men who threatened the man with a knife and demanded his mobile phone. He has complied and then fled towards Victoria Street.
At around 7:30pm, a 34-year-old man was walking along Montague Road when he was allegedly approached by two men who threatened him with a knife and demanded his mobile phone. He has complied and fled.
At around 8pm, a 44-year-old man was at the intersection of Montague

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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

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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

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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

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Break and Enter Dwelling
The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this week was nine.
Offence locations –

Suburb
Street
Time
Entry Method

Property
Stolen
Date

Chapel Hill
Ashburton Street
Between dates
Rear door
Nil reported
26/12/2017 to 28/12/2017

Ferny Hills
Ferny Way
Overnight
Damaged window
Nil reported
24/12/2017 to 25/12/2017

Highvale
Showgrounds Road
Between dates
Damaged window
Nil reported

24/12/2017 to
28/12/2017

Kenmore
Lois Street
Day
Rear door
Lap top, alcohol, jewellery, keys, Mobile phone
25/12/2017

Kenmore Hills
Castlewood Close
Night
Rear door
Nil reported
24/12/2017

Indooroopilly
Carinya Street
Night
Damaged window
Nil reported
23/12/2017

 
Newcross Street
Overnight
Insecure sliding door
Cash
25/12/2017 to 26/12/2017

The Gap
Daguilar Road
Overnight
Garage door – Attempt
Nil reported
26/12/2017 to 27/12/2017

 
Tallawong Place
Between dates
Security door – Attempt
Nil reported

25/12/2017 to
27/12/2017

 Steal from Premises
The total number of steal from premises (businesses, schools, garages, etc) was four.
Offence locations –

Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date

Brookfield
Brookfield Road
Overnight
Business
22/12/2017 to 23/12/2017

Moggill
Moggill Road
Overnight
Business
23/12/2017

Toowong
Woodstock Road
Overnight
Business
22/12/2017 to 23/12/2017

St Lucia
Depper St
Between dates
Garage
23/12/2017 to 27/12/2017

 Steal from Motor Vehicle
The total number of unlawful entries into motor vehicles was fifteen.
Offence locations –

Suburb
Street
Time
Location
Property Stolen
Date

Arana Hills
Patricks Road
Day
Car park
Registration Plates
22/12/2017

Ferny Hills
Kylie Avenue
Overnight
Driveway
Lap top
21/12/2017 to 22/12/2017

Gaythorne
Station Avenue
Overnight
Driveway insecure
Cash and personal items
21/12/2017 to 22/12/2017

Indooroopilly
Moggill Road
Day
Car park
Registration Plates
24/12/2017

 
Belgrave Road
Overnight
Car park
Registration Plates
25/12/2017 to 26/12/2017

 
Dennis Street
Night
Street
Nil reported
28/12/2017

 
Foxton Street
Overnight
Unknown
Alcohol and sunglasses
27/12/2017 to 28/12/2017

Kenmore

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Seventeen people were caught without their seatbelts on while behind the wheel in Queensland on Day 5 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety campaign.
Since the beginning of Festive Break, 84 drivers have been caught without their seatbelts while driving their vehicle.
So far 339 drivers have returned positive tests for drink- and drug-driving over the Christmas period.
The highest reading across the state yesterday was a 45-year-old Orange woman who was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving unregistered, after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.245 per cent at Peregian Beach.
The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist was captured allegedly travelling at 201 km/hour in an 100km/hour zone on the Pacific Motorway at Slacks Creek.
Police across Queensland continue to target high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing to wear

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Fourteen people were injured as a result of traffic crashes in Queensland on Boxing Day as the Christmas Road Safety campaign – Festive Break phase continues.
So far two people have been killed and 98 people injured on Queensland roads since December 23.
The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist was captured allegedly travelling at 177 km/hour in an 110km/hour zone on the Pacific Motorway at Yatala.
So far 275 drivers have returned positive tests for drug or drink driving over the Christmas period.
The highest reading across the state yesterday was a 46-year-old Hyde Park man who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.237 per cent on Kings Road at Pimlico yesterday afternoon.
Police across Queensland continue to target high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing to wear a seatbelt.
The Festive Break phase of the

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3,294 people have been caught speeding in Queensland on day one of the Christmas Road Safety campaign – Festive Break phase.
The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist on day one was captured allegedly travelling at 180 km/hour in an 80km/hour zone in the Airport Link Tunnel at Wooloowin.
The driver will receive an infringement with a penalty of $1,177, eight demerit points and an automatic 6-month suspension.
Police conducted almost 5,000 RBTs (Random Breath Tests) with 72 drivers charged with drink driving.
The worst reading across the state was a 52-year-old Wynnum man who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, after allegedly returning a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.229 per cent on Old Cleveland Road at Coorparoo yesterday morning.
Officers also conducted 133 RDTs (Roadside Drug Tests) with 41 drivers returning a positive test.
Police across Queensland are targeting high-risk road user behaviour including the Fatal Five: speeding, drink and drug driving, distracted driving, fatigue and failing

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Break and Enter Dwelling
The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this period was two.
Offence locations:

Suburb
Street
Time
Entry Method

Property
Stolen
Date

Indooroopilly
Central Avenue
Night
Insecure window
Clothing, jewellery and games console
16/12/2017

Mitchelton
Blackwood Street
Day
Front door – SNEAK BURGLARY
Cash

21/12/2017
 

Steal from Premises
The total number of steal from premises (businesses, schools, garages, etc) was three.
Offence locations:

Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date

Auchenflower
McIlwraith Street
Overnight
Garage
20/12/2017 to 21/12/217

Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly Road
Overnight
Business
21/12/2017 to 22/12/2017

Taringa
Cunningham Street
Night
Garage
19/12/2017

Steal from Motor Vehicle
The total number of unlawful entries into motor vehicles was six.
Offence locations:

Suburb
Street
Time
Location
Property Stolen
Date

Ashgrove
High Street
Overnight
Driveway insecure
Tools
19/12/2017 to 20/12/2017

Ferny Hills
Kootangal Crescent
Overnight
Driveway
Nil property reported
20/12/2017 to 21/12/2017

 
Kolora Crescent
Overnight
Unknown
Wallet
20/12/2017 to 21/12/2017

 
Ilga Grove
Overnight
Unknown
Wallet
20/12/2017 to 21/12/2017

Kenmore
Tarbet Street
Day
Front Yard
Fridge
17/12/2017

Toowong
Elizabeth Street
Between dates
Carpark
Registration plate
29/11/2017 to 20/12/2017

Motor Vehicle Theft
The total number of motor vehicle thefts was seven.
Offence locations:

Suburb
Street
Time
Located Suburb
Vehicle
Date

Arana Hills
South Pine Road
Overnight
 
Blue NISSAN PULSAR Reg: BAH64H – NSW
13/12/2017 to 14/12/2017

Ashgrove
Exeter Street
Day
 
Trailer 2015 Reg: 311UCC

14/12/2017
to
20/12/2017

Auchenflower
Payne Street
Overnight
 
Trailer 2016 Reg: EG9712
19/12/2017 to 20/12/2017

Bardon
Warburton Street Road
Between dates
 

Camper trailer 2010
Reg: 947QZG
18/11/2017 to 11/12/2017

Chapel Hill
Burbong Street
Overnight
 
2005 Black HOLDEN ASTRA Reg: 871XMM QLD
20/12/2017 to 21/12/2017

Toowong
Sherwood Road
Night
 
Bicycle (Mercedes Benz Limited edition)
19/12/2017

 
Augustus

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Lock it or lose it! Leaving windows open enables easy access to your property.
Thieves are currently targeting vehicles parked in driveways and on the streets in your area.
They are stealing valuable items such as laptops, wallets, handbags, phones, keys and coins.
Please do not leave any valuables in vehicles.
In the past week there were five vehicles entered and property stolen in the following streets:

Ashgrove: High Street
Toowong: Elizabeth Street
Ferny Hills: Kootangal Crescent, Kolora Crescent, and Ilga Grove

The main method of entry is through unlocked car doors, so please also ensure you lock and secure your vehicle prior to leaving it unattended.
Police have increased patrols in the area and encourage residents to secure your vehicles and don’t leave any valuables inside.
Please report any suspicious persons or vehicles seen in your area to police.
If you have any information about crime in your area please phone either:

Policelink 131 444, or
Ferny Grove Police Station 3872 1510, or
Crime Stoppers 1800 333

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