Senior Sergeant Shepherd said police then found the stolen vehicle near the Bowen Coke Works on Gordon St and when police patrolled the area they apprehended a 13-year-old Bowen boy. The boy was taken into custody and charged with multiple offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, evading police, unlicensed driving and possession of tainted property. Sen-Sgt Shepherd said the teen was released on police bail with stringent conditions including a curfew. He is scheduled to appear at Bowen Children s Court on March 30.
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The first driver was pulled over on Kelsey Creek Rd about 3.30pm on Friday. The 73-year-old Kelsey Creek man allegedly recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.095 per cent and is due to face court on March 1. Later that night, police intercepted a 47-year-old Crystal Brook man on Main St, Proserpine, and he allegedly returned a 0.13 BAC. But the highest alleged blood alcohol reading was recorded about 3am Monday, after a Bowen man was pulled over on Shute Harbour Rd at Mount Julian. The 31-year-old man allegedly recorded a 0.216 BAC and is due to face court on March 8.
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 The court heard he found the woman sleeping on a couch and tapped her on the head with a water bottle to wake her up. Police prosecutor Sergeant Emma Myors told the court the woman woke up shocked and experiencing pain . He may have intended to find out about his lost property, but Bartlett instead ended up with an assault charge. Ms Reynolds told the court the circumstances of the case were unusual. He accepts he touched her without permission with the bottle, she said. The court heard the Hamilton Plains man was serving out a probation order placed on him in Tasmania, but no action was being taken against the order.