By TANIA PHILLIPS
POLICE were kept busy with two accidents on the weekend, one tragically resulting in the death of a woman at Stanthorpe on Saturday afternoon.
Police and Emergency Services responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash at about 3.30pm Saturday afternoon at the intersection of New England Highway and Wallangarra Road, Stanthorpe.
Officer in charge of Stanthorpe Police, Senior Sergeant Mark Ireland said tragically the crash resulted in the death of a female passenger in the vehicle despite efforts by witnesses and emergency services personnel.
“The incident occurred when a Toyota sedan travelling northbound on the New England Highway, turned in the path of a Kenworth prime-mover that was travelling southbound at the time. Police and victims were assisted by a number of passersby at the time who stopped to assist,” he said.
“Police would like to thank all of those persons who stopped and assisted at the scene until additional emergency services personnel arrived.”
He said earlier in the day a man was cut from the utility he was driving after he lost control of the vehicle on Old Warwick Road, Glen Niven, rolling and coming to rest against a tree. Despite having to be cut from the vehicle, fortunately he escaped relatively unscathed.
Scooter theft
Local thieves set a new low last week when the mobility scooter of a 77-year-old male resident was stolen from the rear of Bridgestone Tyre Centre in Folkestone Street at about 2am Thursday 14 July. Senior Sergeant Mark Ireland said the vehicle had been left at the rear of the business overnight awaiting tyre repair. CCTV footage depicts a male person pushing the scooter northbound up Folkestone Street at about 2am that morning.
Police are seeking the assistance of the public who may have sighted the missing scooter, which is a beige coloured Pihsiang Shoprider that, at the time, was bearing registration 094CF.
“If you have observed a similar vehicle please contact Stanthorpe Police so that the offenders can be deservingly bought to justice,” Snr Sgt Ireland said.
Drug offenders charged
A number of both drug offenders and drug drivers were charged over the past week with substantial quantities of drugs being located police said.
The drivers of two vehicles intercepted tested positive to drugs and were charged accordingly. One, a 30-year-old woman, was intercepted on the New England Highway Applethorpe and as well as testing positive to drugs, was found to be in possession of a quantity of cannabis resulting in her being drug diverted by police.
Another vehicle stopped at the same location resulted in the location of a bag containing a crystalline substance believed to be methylamphetamine and also a pipe used for the consumption of a drug. The 24-year-old male occupant of the vehicle was subsequently charged.
Police said another vehicle stopped at around midday last Wednesday produced a quantity of cannabis, the 21-year-old male driver being charged with possessing dangerous drugs.
Snr Sgt Ireland said police executed a search warrant on premises situated at Aplin Street, Stanthorpe locating a quantity of cannabis and resulting in the 50-year-old male occupant being offered and accepting drug diversion.
“Another warrant executed on premises at Sugarloaf Road, Sugarloaf resulted in the location of a large quantity of cannabis, both plants and seeds, an unregistered rifle and ammunition and a set of nunchakus, a restricted weapon under the Weapons Act,” he said
“ A 58-year-old male resident was charged with eight drug and weapons offences. A 28-year-old male was also charged with one weapons offence.”
