Thursday, August 24, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

On The Beat

Theft Of Excavator And Trailer, Collinsville

An individual has stolen an excavator and a trailer from a business compound in Collinsville overnight on July 30.

Entry was gained into the fenced compound by damaging a padlock on the gate.

The machinery stolen included a yellow coloured 2008 model Komatsu excavator (track) registration number 44319C and a 2008 model Auswide pig trailer, registration number 870 PQX.

Banning Order Enforced

A 19-year-old woman was charged with breaching a banning order, after attempting to gain entry into a number of licensed premises within Airlie Beach.

She had previously been issues with a banning order and is excluded from licensed premises.

She will now appear before the Magistrates Court in relation to breaching the banning order.

Dangerous Drugs In Licensed Premise

Three men were found by police in the bathrooms of a licensed venue in Airlie Beach, at 1.15am Saturday July 29.

Police allege that the men were in the process of consuming dangerous drugs, suspected to be cocaine.

Two of the men have been charged, and an investigation will be conducted into the third.

Drink Driving Across The Region

A 22-year-old Bowen woman was intercepted on Waterson Way with a blood alcohol level of 0.54 per cent, at 3am on July 29.

At 12.50am on July 29, a 22-year-old Mount Julian woman, who has a provisional licence with a zero-alcohol limit, returned a reading of 0.36 per cent.

Both women will front the Magistrates Court in relation to these charges.

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