Dale Hipper jailed after evading police at Bli Bli, driving disqualified

A former Yandina chef has been marched to prison after evading police capture on a disqualified licence and even providing a fake alias to officers on another occasion.

Dale Hipper being marched to the Maroochydore Watch-house after being jailed in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Friday. Picture: Sam Turner

A Yandina man has been hauled away in handcuffs to prison for a flurry of crimes including evading police capture and giving officers a fake name.

Dale Hipper was verbally abusive to media after he was handed his mandatory 50-day jail term for evading police at Bli Bli on July 24 last year.

Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard on Friday how police tried to intercept the 39-year-old while he was doing a U-turn and turned on their emergency lights to intercept him.

The court was told Hipper reversed hard out of a car park and slid sideways before taking off at speed towards Pacific Paradise on David Low Way to avoid police.

Police prosecutor Mark Burrell said the Yandina man was driving on incorrect registration plates at the time, and was disqualified from driving.

Sergeant Burrell said Hipper’s charges showed “complete contempt” for court orders, which involved driving disqualified multiple times and providing a false name to police.

The police prosecutor said he was looking for the 39-year-old to serve actual time, with the evading police charge carrying with it 50 days of mandatory jail or a huge fine.

Hipper (right) after his sentence. Picture: Sam Turner

Defence lawyer Jaimee Burns said her Centrelink recipient client was a chef by trade, however worked offshore from Western Australia in mechanical work.

Ms Burns said the father was transient at the time of his three-month crime spree and wrestled with an addiction to meth.

She pushed for the 39-year-old to instead be fined and not serve any jail, saying he now had a place to live and had not committed any more crimes since being charged. Ms Burns conceded to the court the 39-year-old had not completed any drug rehabilitation.

The Yandina man (far right) with police on their way to the watch-house. Picture: Sam Turner

Magistrate Rod Madsen spoke of Hipper’s police evade, and said charges like that were to protect police from coming to serious harm.

Mr Madsen said despite his evade, he was found under a week later and allegedly “decamped” from officers when they tried to speak from him.

“That’s not good,” Mr Madsen said.

The magistrate said he would not fine Hipper for evading police as he had been given fines in the past, which had not deterred him, and believed the Yandina man can rehabilitate after he served some jail time.

Hipper pleaded guilty to 22 offences including four counts of driving disqualified, four of driving an unregistered car and one of evasion at night.

He was ordered to serve a mandatory 50 days’ jail, and will be released on a suspended sentence for two years partnered with six months probation. He was also disqualified from driving for three years.

The Yandina man swore at awaiting media outside the courthouse as he was led away to the police station.