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An alleged stolen vehicle was found crashed in North Rockhampton early Wednesday morning after it was allegedly involved in a hit and run and evade police incident about three hours prior.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen from a residence in Park Avenue at 3.40am on Tuesday.
According to a Queensland Police Services spokeswoman, the vehicle had allegedly evaded police at 11pm on Tuesday.
The spokeswoman said the vehicle was also involved in an alleged hit and run incident that same day.
She confirmed it was not a person that was struck.
She said no persons were located at the scene of the crash, with no injuries reported.
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Police caught a man with a knife and a pipe in North Rockhampton who said he was unaware he could not carry the knife publicly.
Kaleb William Thomas Ross, 20, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on May 18 to contravening police directions, possessing a pipe, and possessing a knife in a public place.
The court heard that on April 27 at 2.53pm, police pulled over a car on Randwick Street.
They searched the vehicle, in which Ross was a passenger, and found a backpack on the back seat that contained a small fold-out knife and a used glass smoking pipe wrapped in a towel.
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UPDATE, 8.05AM: Emergency services responded to a reported three-vehicle crash at an intersection in North Rockhampton on Wednesday morning. The crash reportedly occurred at the intersection of Scott Street and Farm Street, Kawana, about 7.30am. It is understood all persons were out of the vehicles, with vehicles in the middle of the road. According to a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman, three patients declined assessment. Police were on scene conducting traffic control. It is understood the roadway was partially blocked with a tow truck arriving at the scene.
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Police are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted in an attempted carjacking in North Rockhampton on Monday night.
A 23-year-old man had arrived home at an address in Bulman Street, Norman Gardens, about 7pm and was approached by two unknown males while perusing his phone before getting out of the vehicle.
One of the males allegedly had a piece of chain wrapped around his fist and demanded the victim’s vehicle.
A struggle ensued and the victim was allegedly assaulted.
The victim alerted people of the alleged incident by beeping his horn.
After a period, both offenders fled to an unknown location.