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'Blogs Central
Blog Central: Police Patrol The daily.com.au has joined with local police to bring you regular updates on traffic offences and crime on the Sunshine Coast. We’ll tell you of motorists who have been busted, police operations targeting crime, as well as provide tips on how to prevent crime, and stay alive on our roads.

Recent entries

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

More drink-drivers nabbed

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Police add yet more offenders to their stats list. >>

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Drunk driver asleep at the wheel

Man four times the legal limit. >>

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Drivers sober on long weekend

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Are motorists finally heeding the drug and drink-driving warnings? >>

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Teenager rolls car while drink-driving

Twenty-eight people have faced drink-driving charges in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. >>

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Thirteen drink-drivers face Maroochydore court

A Marcoola housekeeper was caught drink-driving twice in one week. >>

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Speedster on a phone nabbed in school zone

Local woman caught doing 72kmh outside a school. >>

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Weapons surprise for local police

Police intercept vehicle in the Glasshouse Mountains. >>

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Speeding drivers offer some quick excuses

Three caught travelling at least 35kmh over the limit. >>

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Eagle Boys mascot beheaded

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Kings Beach man to appear in court over alleged crime. >>

Monday, April 28, 2008

A bloody defective, unlicensed idiot six times over

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A drink-driver picked up twice one afternoon. >>

Monday, April 21, 2008

Drink-driver caught twice in one morning

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L-plater to face court on two drink-driving charges. >>

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Motorbike riders come a cropper

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Pair to face court after allegedly running off after crash. >>

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

When will the speeding message get through?

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Tragedy was not enough to deter driver. >>

Monday, February 25, 2008

Chef banned from driving for two years

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Drink-drivers forced to face the music. >>

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Student almost five times alcohol limit

Twenty drink-drivers convicted in Maroochydore court. >>

Monday, February 18, 2008

A case of moped madness

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Late night jaunt lands young rider in trouble. >>

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

More drink drivers busted

Three Sunshine Coast drivers have lost their licences and been fined after recording blood alcohol readings more than five times the legal limit. >>

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Hard lesson for a "slow learner"

A 44-year-old disqualified driver has run foul of the law twice in 10 days. >>

Monday, February 11, 2008

No brakes, no helmet, no lights ... no brains!

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A 26-year-old cyclist couldn't have done much more to ensure he came to the attention of police ... >>

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Our driving shame file

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A driving school instructor has been busted and a string of people gone through court for drink-driving. >>

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Police forced to use pepper spray

A 20-year-old man involved in a domestic dispute on Monday was subdued with capsicum spray. >>

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Drink-driver carried in for breath test

A female drink-driver was so drunk that police had to carry her into Maroochydore Police Station to undertake a breath test. >>

Friday, January 25, 2008

Eagle-eyed former officers on the job

Man stopped after driving away from Ettamogah Pub. >>

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Two drivers over the limit

Two people were caught drink-driving on Sunday night. >>

Monday, January 21, 2008

Row with mum leads to DUI arrest

A mother tried to stop her 19-year-old son from driving after he had been drinking. >>

Friday, January 18, 2008

Invisible mate blamed for car crash

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A man involved in a crash on the Bruce Highway after a night out at a Brisbane casino blamed his “imaginary friend” for the accident. >>

Monday, January 14, 2008

Drink and drugs a dangerous mix

A vehicle was spotted swerving from side to side between Pomona and Cooroy. >>

Friday, January 11, 2008

Poor sport takes referee to task

Altercation at game ends up costing teenager $300. >>

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Sorry officer, but I was running late

A disqualified driver allegedly admitted driving himself to court. >>

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Will drink-drivers ever learn?

Latest arrests amaze Coast police. >>

Monday, December 10, 2007

A bridge too far for 'drink-driver'

A female driver was arrested after a collision on David Low Way. >>

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Teen gets more than he bargains for

A 17-year-old's Sunshine Plaza visit ends behind bars >>

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Two casks of wine too many

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A man allegedly admitted having drunk two casks of wine when police found him sitting in a car in the middle of the Esplanade at Golden Beach. >>

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Drinking and driving on the water is not on

Water Police are amazed boaties are continuing to commit drink-driving offences. >>

Friday, November 16, 2007

Sunrise Beach beer bust

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Witnesses allegedly saw three men jemmying open the door of a Sunrise Beach bottle shop and then loading alcohol from it into their car boot. >>

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Pair charged with theft over dumped car

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Two Sippy Downs brothers have been charged with the theft of a Commodore sedan found dumped in the Maroochy River last week. >>

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

New driver crashes Gran's car

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A teenager had only had his driver’s licence for four days before being involved in an accident yesterday while allegedly drink-driving. >>

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Boaties land in hot water

Two men charged over drink and drug offences. >>

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

'Residents threatened in home invasion'

Caloundra detectives have arrested a 22-year-old man over an alleged home invasion at Regent Street in Caloundra on October 17. >>

Friday, October 19, 2007

Drug blitz leads to nine arrests

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They have been charged with a total of 23 drug offences following the operation by Nambour detectives. >>

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Have you seen stolen blue bobcat?

Thieves stole a bobcat at Glenview and drove it into the Landsborough forest area. >>

Monday, October 8, 2007

Fugitive cow refuses to come home

Beastly bovine led officers on a merry chase. >>

Friday, October 5, 2007

Dog left alone in hot car

A dog was found in a distressed state after being left in a car at Sunshine Plaza during the heat of the day yesterday. >>

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Driver has 62 previous convictions

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A 32 year old Kin Kin man is still driving after being disqualified by a court in September this year. The offender has 62 previous convictions. >>

Monday, October 1, 2007

Drag racing with a boat behind!

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An off-duty police officer leaving the Plaza Shopping Centre on Saturday saw two V8 Holden utes side by side at the lights on Maroochy Boulevard. >>

Friday, September 28, 2007

Doof doof music leads to charges

The sound of a loud, deep base from a car stereo system – loved by some and a real annoyance to others. >>

Thursday, September 27, 2007

'Drunk in charge of a tinnie'

A boatie was allegedly caught drink-driving a tinnie on the Noosa River after suspicious Sunshine Coast Water Police police spotted him approaching a boat ramp. >>

Monday, September 24, 2007

Mini-bike rider old enough to know better

The use of mini bikes in council parks is illegal! >>

Friday, September 21, 2007

Drunk on the church wine?

A driver stopped in Mooloolaba in the early hours of this morning told police he been to church and had two sips of Eucharist wine. >>

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Graffiti artists or graffiti vandals?

Graffiti costs the community hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Teen charged with 43 property offences

Police investigations into stolen property have identified an alleged “prolific property offender” on the Sunshine Coast. >>

Monday, September 17, 2007

Young driver's ice-cream costs $175

A young driver’s sweet tooth has cost her $175 after she was spotted weaving in a marked lane on the Sunshine Motorway at Mountain Creek around 4pm yesterday. >>

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Crime spike in Buderim area

Police have identified a “crime spike” in Buderim >>

Monday, September 10, 2007

Car gets stuck in flooded creek

A man who drove his car into a flooded creek at Mount Nindery on Friday was allegedly five times over the legal breath-alcohol limit. >>

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Drivers with bad attitude

A 22-year-old woman was furious with police for stopping her in Buderim yesterday – even though she had just driven through a stop sign in the rain without slowing or ... >>

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Do you know where your kids are?

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A 17-year-old youth from Redcliffe who hadn’t even had his licence for a month was caught doing 119kmh in a 60kmh zone. >>

Monday, September 3, 2007

'Prowlers' were really residents

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Some Coolum residents locked out of their unit were left with red faces when police turned up in response to a report of a prowler. >>

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Bike riders caught in crackdown

Five people have been fined this week in a crackdown on the riding of trail and quad bikes in and around suburban and bushland areas in Caloundra. >>

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Weapons seized at markets

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Police have seized a large quantity of flick knives, knuckle dusters and other weapons from a stall at the Caloundra markets. >>

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Burglars target holidaymakers

Holidaymakers are being warned to lock their doors and hide valuables after a spate of burglaries in Noosa over the past fortnight. >>

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Brickie had 37 tickets but no licence!

A bricklayer caught going 40kmh over the speed limit on the Nicklin Way on the weekend was found to have never held a driver’s licence – yet he still had ... >>

Monday, August 27, 2007

Boogie board folly in floodwaters

The “idiot of the week on our roads” award goes to the driver of a four-wheel-drive towing a mate on a boogie board through the floodwaters at Noosa. >>

Thursday, August 23, 2007

But I only had three glasses of wine, officer

A woman stuck to her story that she had only three glasses of wine the night before even after recording a blood-alcohol concentration of .23% yesterday. >>

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Boys, 13, charged after hooning complaint

Two 13-year-olds were arrested by police investigating a complaint of hooning in the Buddina area on the weekend. >>

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Dodgy steering leads to arrest

A man facing serious criminal charges was arrested after police saw an old ute weaving from side to side on the Bruce Highway. >>

Monday, August 20, 2007

Driver tailgates the wrong car

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An impatient 19-year-old man chose the wrong car to tailgate when he was following an unmarked police sedan on patrol. >>

Friday, August 17, 2007

Chef drunk in carpark

A 42-year-old male chef found asleep at the wheel of a 4WD with the keys in his right hand recorded a blood-alcohol reading of .221% yesterday. >>

Friday, August 17, 2007

Pair arrested after ram-raid burglary

Charges laid after theft at Pomona service station. >>

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Drink-drivers three times the limit

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Four drivers stopped by police overnight were more than three times over blood-alcohol limit. >>

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Man busted with car keys

A man has been arrested for 81 stealing offences after being found with a large number of car keys. >>

Monday, August 13, 2007

4th time rider caught in a month

A motorbike rider has been caught driving unlicensed for the fourth time in a month. >>

Friday, August 10, 2007

Speeding at airport is madness

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Police conducting speed checks at the Sunshine Coast Airport recently clocked many drivers travelling at more than 20kmh over the 40kmh speed limit. >>

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Caught speeding in a school zone

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Eumundi police caught a teenage driver allegedly doing 119kmh in an 80kmh school zone yesterday morning. >>

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Hoons lose their cars

Seven vehicles have been seized by Noosa police this month in a crackdown on hooning. >>

Monday, July 23, 2007

Double trouble for drink-drivers

A young woman was caught drink-driving early this morning after travelling to Maroochydore Watchhouse to pick up her boyfriend, who had earlier been charged with the same offence. >>

Friday, July 20, 2007

Late excuse for speeding

A teenager who claimed he was running late for work was stopped by a police officer at 5am today for allegedly driving at 140kmh on the Nambour Connection Road and ... >>

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Driver five times legal limit

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Today we begin a regular new series highlighting traffic incidents on the Coast as part of a campaign to reduce the road toll. >>

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