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A 21-year-old Ipswich man has been charged following investigations into a two-vehicle traffic crash at Bardon on October 18.
Police will allege at approximately 5.20pm, a Ford Ranger utility was travelling north-east along Simpsons Road when it stuck a Toyota Camry, travelling in the opposite direction, near the intersection of The Drive.
The driver of the utility, a 21-year-old Ipswich man, was subject to a Roadside Drug Test where he allegedly returned a positive result.
He was detained for further testing requiring bloods to be taken at hospital which was conducted independently of the QPS.
It will be alleged the secondary test returned a positive result on Tuesday, November 12.
On November 13, the man was charged with one count each of drive while relevant drug is present in blood and drive motor vehicle without a driver licence.
He was issued with a notice to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 16.
The man has also been issued with a traffic infringement notice for fail to maintain control of vehicle.
Police have launched a search and rescue operation to locate a 65-year-old East Toowoomba man and a 69-year-old New South Wales woman missing from Croydon.
The man and woman were last seen leaving a caravan park located on Alldridge Street Croydon on November 10.
Investigations reveal the pair left to go prospecting at Esmeralda Station.
They were reported missing after they failed to return to the caravan park on November 11.
Police and family hold concerns for their welfare due to the difficult terrain and recent weather events.
Their vehicle, a white 2024 dual cab Toyota Hilux, was located on November 11, on Esmeralda Station near Rifle Creek Ridge with several personal items inside including mobile phones.
A search and rescue operation commenced in the area yesterday and is continuing today.
Assets deployed include Rescue 510, several mustering helicopters, QPS Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad officers on motorbikes and horseback and SES officers on foot with drone capabilities.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts is urged to contact to police.
Police have charged seven people with more than 60 property crime offences allegedly committed in the South Burnett area in the last three weeks.
It will be alleged the teenagers were involved in a series of robberies and break and enters in Kingaroy, Murgon, Cherbourg and Wondai during October and November.
Following extensive investigations from Murgon and Kingaroy Criminal Investigation Branch, as well as general duties, police arrested a 13-year-old Cherbourg boy and 15-year-old Cherbourg boy at a Cherbourg address on November 7.
The 13-year-old Cherbourg boy was charged with two counts of armed robbery in company using personal violence and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, stealing, possess utensils, possess house breaking implements, drive without due care and attention and unlicenced driving.
He was remanded in custody and is due to reappear before Kingaroy Childrens Court on January 9 next year.
The 15-year-old Cherbourg boy was dealt with under provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
On October 28, police charged a 16-year-old Cherbourg boy and a 17-year-old Cherbourg boy.
The 16-year-old Cherbourg boy was charged with nine offences including enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of motor vehicle, stealing and armed robbery in company.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear next before Kingaroy Childrens Court on January 9 next year.
The 17-year-old Cherbourg boy was charged with ten offences including enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of motor vehicle, stealing, armed robbery and unlicenced driving.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear next before Kingaroy Childrens Court on January 9 next year.
On November 9, police charged a 13-year-old Cherbourg boy with seven offences, including armed robbery in company using personal violence, stealing, unlawful use of motor vehicle, possession of housebreaking implements and enter premises and commit by break.
He is due before Kingaroy Childrens Court on November 13.
On November 5, an 18-year-old Cherbourg man was charged with ten offences including disqualified driving, common assault, wilful damage, threatening violence, enter dwelling and commit and unlawful use of motor vehicle.
He was due before Murgon Magistrates Court on November 6.
On November 9 a 16-year-old Cherbourg boy was charged with ten offences including enter dwelling and commit indictable offence, unlawful use of motor vehicle and possess housebreaking implements.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear next before Kingaroy Childrens Court on November 13.
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Operation Whiskey Legion (OWL) has wrapped its return to Ipswich with more than 87 firearms seized during its deployment across the district.
While targeting illegal firearms, officers also focused on the storage of legal firearms with many found to be incorrectly stored during the 18 audits that were conducted.
Weapons in our community are always a focus for police which is why OWL has prioritised compliance checks and detecting and seizing illegal firearms this deployment.
On November 11, officers arrested a 41-year-old Silkstone man in relation to a drug investigation.
It will be alleged at the time of the arrest police located a loaded firearm on the man and a quantity of drugs on himself and inside his vehicle.
Two subsequent search warrants on Riverview properties led to the alleged location and seizure of a large quantity of drugs and an additional five firearms.
The man has been charged with five counts of possessing of dangerous drugs (Methylamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin, Cannabis and Buprenorphine), and one count each of unlawful possession of a weapons category H (revolver handgun), possessing relevant substance (Butanediol), possessing s4 and s8 medicines (Pseudoephedrine, Pregabalin, Quetiapine and Alprazolam), supplying dangerous drugs (Methylamphetamine), possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence under Drugs Misuse Act (cash), possession of property suspected of having being acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence (clip sealed bags and digital scales) and possess tainted property (jewellery and vehicle keys).
He was remanded in custody and is expected to reappear before Ipswich Magistrates Court on November 22.
Shortly before 2pm on November 8, police executed a search warrant on a Raceview property in relation to a firearm and drug investigation.
It will be alleged during the search warrant officers located and seized a firearm, ammunition, telescopic baton, needles, and pipes used in relation to dangerous drugs.
A 35-year-old Raceview man has been charged with 10 offences including two counts of possess dangerous drugs (Oxandrolone, Clenbuterol), and one count each of unlawful possession of weapons Category H (firearm), authority required to possess explosives (ammunition), unlawful possession of category M weapon (telescopic baton), fail to take reasonable care or precautions in respect of syringe or needle (hypodermic syringe and needle), evasion offence (alleged on September 28 the man failed to follow a direction to stop his car by a police officer), offence to buy or possess S4 medicines (Orphenadrine), possess pipes for use (glass pipe for smoking dangerous drug), and possess property suspected or having being acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence (scales and clip seal bags).
He was remanded in custody and is expected to reappear before Richland Magistrates Court on February 11, 2025.
A 76-year-old man has had his firearms licence revoked following a firearm security audit by police at a Rosewood property.
It will be alleged on November 7 when officers first attended the property, they located 31 firearms incorrectly stored and seized them.
It will be further alleged following the failed firearm security audit, the man’s firearm licence was revoked, and officers returned to the property on November 9 to seize his remaining 30 firearms.
The 76-year-old Rosewood man has been charged with one count of secure storage of weapons – registered owner and is expected to appear before Ipswich Magistrate Court on December 3.
On November 8, police have also seized firearms from two men whose firearms licences have allegedly expired.
Shortly after 1:30pm, police allegedly attended a Mount Tarampa property and seized one firearm from a 62-year-old Mount Tarampa man.
Shortly before 3.30pm, officers allege they attended a Lowood property and seized an air rifle from a 28-year-old Lowood man.
Operation Commander, Detective Inspector Michael Manago said there is no excuse to be complacent when it relates to firearm safety.
“The Queensland Police Service is serious about firearm security,” Detective Inspector Manago said.
“Anyone who has been permitted to legally own a firearm has a legal obligation to ensure they secure it properly. This is for their safety and the safety of their family and community.”
The QPS is regularly conducting firearm security audits for anyone who is licenced to hold a firearm to ensure the community is safe.
Learn more about the safe storage of firearms at Safe storage of weapons and ammunition | QPS (police.qld.gov.au).
The wrap of Operation Whiskey Legions return to Ipswich has resulted in 149 people charged on 484 offences over the past seven days.
Raising the state-wide OWL results to 4,166 people charged on 10,355 offences.
Operation Whiskey Legion will continue with rolling deployments in areas across Queensland.
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