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Morning Round-up Second Edition
Rail incident, Rockhampton: A Rockhampton man was issued with a Notice to Appear after the vehicle he was allegedly driving became stuck on a railway bridge at Rockhampton early this morning. Police attended the scene around 12.30am and discovered a 4WD wedged and stuck on rail tracks, approximately 70 metres from the southern end of the Alexander Rail Bridge. A man allegedly fled from police and was located after a short foot pursuit in a nearby park. Train services were halted whilst the vehicle was removed and the track re-opened around 5.30am. A 20-year-old man has been charged with a Transport Infrastructure (Rail) offence (driving vehicle on a bridge) and obstructing police. No one was injured during this incident and police investigations are continuing.
Sexual assault, Beenleigh: Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman at Beenleigh early yesterday morning. Just after midnight, November 20, the woman was walking near the railway bridge on Zander Street when she was grabbed by a man and dragged to a nearby area and sexually assaulted. The man is described as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance with a thin build and wearing blue jeans, sports shoes, a dark coloured hooded jumper with his face covered by a bandana. Anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity or persons near the Beenleigh Railway Station or in the nearby vicinity is urged to contact police. 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.
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