Bribie Island Police officers responded to a variety of incidents during the month including a sighting of Neil the seal. Neil was observed while police were patrolling Woorim Beach Wednesday 18 July. Neil has been a regular on the Beach at Bribie for a number of weeks now. Between 6.30am and 11.30am on July 26, Bribie Island police conducted a traffic operation on Bribie Island Road involving Bribie Island officers, officers from Road Policing Command and Inspectors from Transport and Main Roads. During the operation, police conducted 881 Roadside Breath Tests and 37 Roadside Drug Tests.
These identified: Eight people who tested positive to driving with drugs in their system; One person driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.059 per cent; One unlicensed driver; and One person driving an unregistered vehicle. There were 26 traffic infringement notices issued, one person charged with drug offences and one person arrested in relation to an outstanding warrant. The operation was a success and will assist in keeping the roads in an around Bribie Island safer for the community. All persons charged will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on various future dates.
Several people were arrested and charged during the month with a range of offences including:
A 26-year-old Ningi man was charged with contravening a police direction and failing to provide his identifying particulars. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 27-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with a number of offences as a result of an incident at Banksia Beach. Police were searching for the man as he was wanted in relation to failing to appear in court in relation to other criminal matters. The Moreton Bay Dog Squad assisted with the man’s apprehension and he was subsequently taken to Caboolture Watchhouse where he was charged with failing to appear in court, trespassing x 3, obstructing police x 3 and contravening a direction. The man appeared in court and was remanded in custody to reappear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 22-year-old Woorim man was charged with traffic offences including driving a vehicle not fitted with a prescribed interlock device as required as a condition of his licence. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court.
A 50-year-old Caloundra man was charged with wilful damage following an incident at Woorim. It is alleged that the man, during a disturbance with another person, has headbutted the shop window of a business, smashing the window. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 20-year-old Bongaree man was located in Bongaree in possession of drug utensils. He was offered and accepted drug diversion in relation to the incident.
A 30-year-old Bongaree man was charged with breaching a domestic violence order. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 42-year-old Caboolture man was charged with possession of dangerous drugs after a vehicle he was in, was intercepted by police in Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 26-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.096 per cent after being breath tested in Benabrow Avenue, Bellara on July 6. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 6.
A 32-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving whilst disqualified after being intercepted on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 33-year-old Caboolture man was charged with driving unlicensed after being intercepted on Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 22-year-old Bongaree man was charged with obstructing police as a result of police attending an address at Bongaree in relation to a domestic violence incident. The man will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 30-year-old Hamilton man was charged with obstructing police following an altercation with another patron at a business on Bribie Island Road, Sandstone Point, in the earlier hours of July 7. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 20-year-old Ningi man, following an incident at Bellara, was charged with failing to stop a motor vehicle, possession of suspected stolen property and breach of bail. He appeared at Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 9 and was granted bail to reappear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 20.
A 23-year-old Bongaree man was charged with possession of a dangerous drug following a police inquiry at Ningi. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrate Court
A 30-year-old Bongaree man was charged with breaching his bail. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 27-year-old Spring Hill man was charged with disqualified driving after police were contacted in relation to his manner of driving. Police intercepted a white Holden sedan on Bribie Island Road, Ningi. The man was served with an impound notice for the vehicle he was driving and will also appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 7.
Police were called to an address in Bongaree in relation to a man causing a disturbance. On arrival, police arrested a 30-year-old Bongaree man in relation to an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. The man will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
Police were conducting Roadside Breath Tests on Sylvan Beach Esplanade when they intercepted a Mitsubishi Sedan. Licence checks confirmed the driver was not currently licenced. As a result, a 46-year-old Bellara man was charged with driving without a licence and he will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
Police were conducting Roadside Breath Tests on Mcmahon Street, Bongaree when they intercepted a Ford Laser sedan. Licence checks confirmed the driver was not currently licenced.
A 31-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving without a licence. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 16.
While patrolling along Benabrow Avenue, Bongaree, police observed a Toyota Kluger being driven in an erratic manner. Police intercepted the vehicle and the driver, a 30-year-old Burpengary man, was charged with driving without due care and attention. He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 9.
A 28-year-old Ningi man was charged with driving a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.099 per cent. The man was intercepted by police for an RBT while driving his Nissan 4wd along Benabrow Avenue, Bongaree. The man’s licence has been suspended and he will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.
A 30-year-old Bongaree man was charged with breaching his bail and will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
A 21-year-old Zillmere man was charged with UUMV, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.104 per cent and driving without due care and attention. Police were called to an incident by the owner of the vehicle who stated that an acquaintance had driven off in her vehicle without permission. The vehicle was subsequently involved in a single-vehicle traffic incident where it struck a tree on the Skirmish Point access track. The driver will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.
A 22-year-old Banksia Beach woman has been charged with failing to appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court. She will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 7.
A 45-year-old Bongaree man has been charged with unlicensed driving after being intercepted by police driving on Endeavour Drive, Banksia Beach. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
An 18-year-old Albany Creek man has been charged with unlicensed driving after being intercepted at Bongaree. He will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.
A 30-year-old Bongaree man was charged with contravening a domestic violence order and threatening violence as a result of police attending an incident at Bongaree. The man was held in custody at will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court
Police were operating a Roadside Breath Test site on Welsby Parade, Bongaree when they intercepted a vehicle containing four females. As a result, the occupants were detained for a drug search. Police subsequently charged two of the occupants of the vehicle with a number of drug offences including, possessing dangerous drugs, possessing utensils, failing to dispose of needle and syringe and possessing property used in connection with commission of a drug offence.
A 32-year-old Chermside woman and a 33-year-old Chermside woman will appear at Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.
A third woman, a 38-year-old from Deception Bay was offered and accepted drug diversion.
A 58-year-old D’Aguilar Woman was charged with driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.057 per cent after being intercepted for an RBT while driving along Welsby Parade, Bongaree at 1.25pm on July 24. Her licence was immediately suspended and she will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.
A 40-year old Bellara man was charged with possessing utensils after a search warrant was executed by police at his residence on July 24. The man will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.
At about 7.25pm on July 24, police from Bribie Island were patrolling Woorim when their attention was drawn to three males attempting to conceal themselves behind a parked vehicle. Investigations resulted in a 22-year-old Woorim man and a 33-year-old Labrador man being charged with drug offences. Both will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.
July 27 At about 6 pm, police located a 44-year-old Goodwin Beach man sitting in his vehicle at the rear of the Bribie Island Police Station. The man admitted to driving to the police station from Goodwin Beach, trespassing on police property, removing fire hydrant signs and stealing the cover from the blue phone at the front of the police station. Police subsequently located drugs and utensils in the man’s vehicle. The man was charged with stealing, trespassing, wilful damage and possession of dangerous drugs. He will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 27.
A 25-year-old Banksia Beach man was charged with unlicensed driving after being located by police driving his Holden Commodore sedan on Cosmos Ave, Banksia Beach at 11.30pm on July 27. He will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 23.
July 29, A 38-year-old Bongaree man was charged with driving his boat with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 per cent. The man was located driving his Stessco Boat in the Pumicestone Passage near Poverty Point by Brisbane Water Police at about 10 am on July 29. He will appear at the Caboolture Magistrates Court on August 30.
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