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Warning: Confrontational Salesman
Whitsunday police received reports regarding behaviour of a 50– to 60-year-old man with tanned complexion and short dark hair who frequents business and shopping centre car parks.
The heavy-set man is allegedly insistently and confrontationally approaching elderly or vulnerable shoppers and offering services to repair damaged vehicle windscreens.
Anyone with safety concerns should contact police immediately.
Vessel Trespassers Charged
Two people were charged for allegedly entering a vessel moored in Airlie Beach at The Beacons on March 26 at 12.30am.
It's alleged the caretaker of a moored 30-metre-long vessel found two males in the cabin. The men decamped after being verbally challenged.
Police checked CCTV footage, conducted interviews, and patrolled the area before subsequently arresting and charging a 28 year old male Brisbane resident.
He will appear in the Proserpine Magistrates Court on April 17 for charges of trespass and unlawful entry of a vessel.
A 27-year-old Caboolture man was arrested on the same charges and an additional charge of unlawful possession of a dangerous drug (cocaine) and will appear in court on the same date
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