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West Gladstone man charged with string of property offences

October 10, 2023 8:24 am in by
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A 41-year-old man has been charged with multiple property offences allegedly committed in the Gladstone area.

It will be alleged at around 12.50am on Friday, October 6 the West Gladstone man attended a business on Anson Close, Toolooa and damaged a chain to gain entry to the premises.

He then allegedly entered three vehicles, stealing a number of items from within including various hand and power tools, batteries and electrical equipment.

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It’s further alleged he then hooked up a box trailer to his vehicle before driving away.

Police say around 5.30am on Friday, October 6 he man drove to a business at Roe Street, Miriam Vale where he detached the stolen trailer.

At around 11.10am on Saturday, October 7 police executed a search warrant at an address in Glegg Street, West Gladstone where it will be alleged during the search warrant police located a trailer bearing a false registration identified as stolen from an address at Marina Quays Road, Hope Island between Friday, August 25 and Monday, August 28.

It will be further alleged during the search warrant police located a vial of testosterone, a clip-sealed bag containing a crushed Viagra tablet, a glass pipe, a number of used needles, a number of stolen registration plates allegedly used in a number of fuel drive offs and a number of items of property not belonging to the 41-year-old man.

He was charged with three counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence by break, two counts of receiving tainted property, one count of unlawful use of motor vehicle, one count of unlawful possession of motor vehicle with intent to deprive, one count of unlawful possession of suspected stolen property, four counts of stealing, one count of wilful damage, one count of trespass, four counts of driving unlicensed, one count of fail to dispose of needle, one count of offence to possess medicines, one count of possess dangerous drugs and one count of possess utensils.

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