Morning Round-up

Contravene fire ban charge, Gin Gin: Police have charged a 33-year-old local man after an alleged altercation with Rural Fire Service officers at a property at Gin Gin on Tuesday night. Around 7.30pm an altercation occurred between fire officers and the man after he allegedly refused to allow them to enter his property to extinguish a fire. During the incident the man allegedly pushed a log at the fire officer striking him on the forehead. The man has been charged with one count each of assaulting a public officer, obstructing a public officer and contravening a local fire ban. The man will appear in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on November 6. Police would like to remind members of the public of the importance of adhering to local fire bans and that those caught contravening these bans may face prosecution.

Unlawful wounding, Goodna: A 29-year-old man was taken to the Ipswich General Hospital this morning after he was stabbed by two males who broke into his car. Around 12.40am the man disturbed the two men who, after breaking into his vehicle, were attempting to break into another on ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Cramp Street at Goodna. The man chased the males into a park on Kilner Street where they were involved in a physical altercation before the man was stabbed with scissors. The two males fled the scene and the man returned to his residence where he contacted the QAS. His injuries are not considered to be life threatening. The two males are described as being in their mid to late 20s with olive skin and had baseball caps on backwards. ?xml:namespace prefix = o />

Pharmacy break and enters, Sunshine Coast District: Two Sunshine Coast pharmacies were broken into overnight with offenders also attempting to break into another three. Between 9pm last night and 4am today offender/s smashed the glass windows at the the Pharm Care Pharmacy on Karawatha Drive at Mountain Creek and the Maroochy Waters Pharmacy on Denna Street, at Maroochydore to gain entry and a small amount of pseudoephedrine based drugs were stolen. The offender/s attempted to break into the Chancellor Park Chemist on University Way at Sippy Downs, Pacific Paradise Pharmacy on David Low Way at Pacific Paradise and the Priceline Chemist on Bulcock Street at Caloundra but they were unsuccessful. Investigations are continuing.

Off-duty officer arrests man, Sherwood: An off-duty dog squad officer and his loyal canine partner apprehended a man who allegedly broke into their house at Sherwood last night. Just before 3am the officer was woken by a sound in his garage. He went onto his front verandah in time to see a man walking down his driveway, the man yelled abuse at the officer before running off. The officer went downstairs and saw the door of his private car open and an internal door ajar. He collected his police dog and tracked the alleged offender who he located a short distance away. The 17-year-old man will appear in Richlands Magistrates Court today charged with enter dealing with intent, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and stealing.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day. Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.