Warwick crime wrap: School allegedly broken into, cars damaged as crime wave sweeps Rose City

Warwick police have been busy following a week of alleged assaults, break-ins, thefts and even an alleged region-wide crime spree. Here’s what you missed in the past seven days.

Warwick police have been busy following a week of alleged assaults, break-ins, thefts and even an alleged region-wide crime spree. Here’s what you missed in the past seven days.

TRAFFIC MATTERS

• A 43-year-old Raceview man will appear in court after being intercepted on Victoria St at about 1.30pm on January 15.

He was subjected to a saliva test and was charged with allegedly driving with a relevant drug in his system.

• Shortly before noon on January 16, police intercepted a 29-year-old Pratten female driving on Wood St. She was tested and as a result, will appear in court for allegedly drug driving.

• At about 9.30pm Friday, a 39-year-old Millmerran woman was intercepted after driving on Albion St.

Checks showed she was allegedly not licenced to drive. She was then drug tested and as a result, will appear in court for unlicensed Driving and allegedly drug driving.

• A 24-year-old Glen Aplin man will appear in court for allegedly drug driving after being intercepted driving and then tested on Rosehill Rd.

BREAK AND ENTER

• Police are investigating after offenders entered the grounds of a school on Fitzroy St sometime over the previous week and caused damage to several vehicles parked there.

• Police are currently examining scientific evidence after reports a vehicle was entered between about midnight and 3am on Mt Tabor Rd on Wednesday at Sladevale and a number of items including a credit card was stolen and later used.

DRUG MATTERS

• At about 12.30am on January 16, police had cause to speak to a 21-year-old Warwick man walking on Locke St.

He was subsequently searched, and a number of drug related implements were allegedly found by officers. He will be subject to a drug diversion strategy.

• A 27-year-old Warwick man who was a passenger of a vehicle driving on Grafton St was detained by police and a quantity of what police will allege is cannabis was located in the vehicle. The man will face court at a later date.

ASSAULTS

• Two women, aged 48 and 18 years, will face Warwick Magistrates Court at a later date after they allegedly entered a Market Square residence on Friday night and assaulted another female there.

They will face a total of six charges including entering a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence, serious assault, Obstruct Police and Breach of Bail.

• Police are investigating after a male was assaulted on Grafton St at about 4.30pm Friday. The victim and offender are believed to be known to each other.

TRIO CHARGED

Police have located and charged three men after a series of alleged offences in the Southern Downs region. 

The men face a total of 59 charges in the Warwick Magistrates Court last week including break and enter of rural dwellings, unlawful use of motor vehicles, stealing, dangerous operation of motor vehicles and evade police offences.

This follows the alleged entry of a property at Allora where a utility and number of motorbikes were allegedly stolen in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A 28-year-old Warwick man was located at a Coorey Place residence later that morning, and a 33-year-old Texas man was arrested shortly after, west of Warwick, after the vehicle he was driving was subjected to a tyre deflation device deployment.

He allegedly fled from the vehicle but was located by police hiding in long grass nearby.

Later that day, police were notified of a minor two vehicle traffic crash at Killarney. They then identified a Toyota utility driving in the Tannymorel and Mount Colliery areas. After being seen driving across private properties and onto steep hilly country, the driver allegedly lost control and had to be rescued by police.

The 27-year-old from Texas was taken to the Warwick watch-house where he was charged with 39 offences.

All men have appeared in court and have been remanded in custody to appear at a later date.

Police will continue investigations into the offending of these and other people.

Acting Senior Sergeant Cam Slater said this outcome was a result of persistent police work.

“This was a combined effort from local detectives, general duties and Highway Patrol officers as well as other stations and sections to get these offenders into custody to face their charges,” he said.

“We will continue to work to deal with those responsible for the commission of these types of offences.”