Police praise Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival attendees following weekend of no arrests, roads a different story
Police have released data from their operation during the Rabbits Eat Lettuce music festival over the long weekend, as well as a number of unrelated crimes. Here’s what you need to know.
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Police made a staggering amount of arrests, resulting in more than 100 alleged offences, after a major music festival in the region.
Thousands attended an electronic music festival in the Southern Downs region over the long weekend, with police keeping a close eye on festivities.
Police were happy to report that the crowd was well behaved with no arrests made inside the venue.
However, on Tuesday, it was revealed there were more than 100 alleged offences, with police kept busy in the aftermath of the festival.
Local police conducted a traffic operation over the Easter period based on roads in the Warwick area.
A total of 78 alleged drug drivers were detected and will appear in court charged with driving with a relevant drug in their system.
Additionally, a total 41 infringement notices were issued for a variety of alleged offences including speeding, unlicensed driving and unregistered motor vehicle.
Safe to say it will be a busy few weeks for the magistrate, with four drink drivers allegedly detected and six drivers were allegedly found to be either unlicensed or disqualified drivers.
Eight people were charged with drug offences ranging from drug possession and utensil possession.
A total of 2547 random breath tests were conducted across the long weekend.
In conjunction with this festival, a traffic operation was conducted over the Easter period to ensure the safety of all road users.
It marks a welcome return for the festival, and marks a state-first introduction of pill testing in Queensland for music festivals.
Here’s what else you need to know from around the region.
THEFT
• Police are investigating after a male suspect took a quantity of honey from a roadside stall on Washpool Rd without making payment shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
• A vehicle was broken into overnight on Tuesday at Horsman Rd and a wallet stolen. A credit card from the wallet was later used at a local business.
PROPERTY DAMAGE
• Police are investigating after a letterbox in Wattle Ave was pulled out of the ground and damaged by a male person walking past at about 1.30pm on February 25.
TRAFFIC OFFENCES
• A 50-year-old man from Kincumber, NSW will appear in court after being intercepted in McEvoy St at about 10am on Thursday and allegedly failing a drug saliva test.
Final figures of arrests during the weekend will be published, with police saying there were numerous drug and drink drivers detected along with other offences.
TEXAS REGION
• More than 200 random breath tests were conducted by police in Texas alone over the Easter long weekend, with a number of drivers issued infringement notices for speeding offences.
• A 72-year-old Texas man enjoyed his Easter Sunday celebrations a little too much, as police will allege the man blew 0.074 during a random breath test on Cadell St in Texas.
Police suspended the man’s licence for 24-hours and he was charged with driving over the general alcohol limit.
He will appear in Inglewood Magistrates Court later this month.
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