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Subscriber only A big night out drinking in Brisbane until 3am has earned a Kallangur man a fine and time off the road. Joshua John Duncan was pulled over by police on the Warrego Highway at Hatton Vale and after a RBT, blew over the legal limit. In the Gatton Magistrates Court, prosecutor Bettina Trenear, from Toowoomba Prosecutions said Duncan, 31, appeared tired, nervous and looked worried at the prospect of getting breath tested. Duncan had a passenger in the vehicle when he told police he was returning from a big night at a friend s house in Brisbane and had stopped drinking at 3am.
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Subscriber only Reports of a gun being fired in a Lockyer Valley street is being investigated after witnesses called police. Police attended a Lockyer Waters home at 4.10pm on Monday, after neighbours reported what sounded like a gunshot. Laidley acting officer in charge sergeant Tony Harm said the weapon was allegedly discharged just once. There was a shot fired at Naomi Road. Someone went armed with a firearm and discharged that firearm towards an address on that road, he said. According to senior sergeant Harm, there were people home at the time of the incident and they are assisting police with enquiries.
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Subscriber only Despite a disturbingly high start to Queensland s road toll this year, driver s have continued to disobey road rules not just putting their own lives at risk - but everyone else on the road. These are the latest drink drivers to be caught in the Lockyer Valley. Gatton Magistrates Court, generic court. A Gatton man whose mate was getting feisty was busted driving his friend home while under the influence of alcohol. Darren Andrew Wheeler, 44, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in the Gatton Magistrates Court on Monday, February 23 after he was intercepted by police driving on Railway Street, Gatton.
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Subscriber only A Laidley man who drove five times over the legal alcohol limit to buy nappies has been told his repeat offence would be the last before a prison sentence. Mark Alexander Aaron Blasdall was caught driving in Laidley on November 28 not only for drunk driving, but also driving without a licence due to a court disqualification. In the Gatton Magistrates Court on Monday, February 22, police prosecutor senior sergeant Al Windsor said police intercepted Blasdall driving on Cunningham Ave, Laidley. After conducting an RBT on, on November 28, 2020, police conveyed Blasdall to the Laidley Police Station where he submitted a specimen of breath for analysis.