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Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland police issued 524 speeding fines in the 24 hours to midnight on Thursday, including three drivers on Yaamba Road at Rockhampton travelling more than 60km/hr over the speed limit. At 8.45pm a 19-year-old Rockhampton man driving a Ford Falcon was detected travelling at 141km/hr in a 70 zone, and at 10.46pm a 20-year-old Rockhampton man driving a Subaru was travelling 125km/hr in a 60 zone. Both men received a $1245 traffic infringement notice with eight demerit points and a six-month licence suspension. At 10pm a 38-year-old Rockhampton man driving a Holden Commodore was served a notice to appear for drink driving (.082 blood-alcohol content reading) and speeding at 133km/hr in a 70 zone. ....
Premium Content Nearly 800 offences were committed in Rockhampton in the past month. Queensland Police Service data showed that of 773 offences committed from January 10 to February 10 this year, the vast majority – about 650 – occurred in the Rockhampton CBD or just north of the Fitzroy River. Berserker contained the largest clusters of crimes, totalling more than 300 offences compared to the CBD’s 221. Most of the region’s offences (148) fell into QPS’ other theft category, which excludes unlawful entries; drug offences (140) and good order offences (100) followed closely. Additionally, there were 71 assaults, 65 unlawful entries, and 66 instances of other property damage. Crimes committed in the Rockhampton local government area from January 10 to February 10, sorted by category. ....
Rockhampton police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Saturday, December 26. The last confirmed. ....