Tablelands overnight wrap, Friday September 15
Unlicensed driving, Mt Molloy: Police have charged a Mareeba woman after a traffic incident in Mt Molloy on Thursday afternoon.
It will be alleged police intercepted the 20-year-old woman on the Mulligan Highway Mt Molloy at about 12.30pm and checks revealed she was unlicensed. This was the woman’s third offence and her registration plates were seized for 90 days.
The driver is scheduled to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on October 9, charged with one count of unlicensed driving.
Drink driving, Koah: Police have charged a Koah man after a traffic incident in Koah on Thursday afternoon.
It will be alleged police intercepted the 30-year-old man on the Kennedy Highway Koah at about 4.30pm and when required to provide a roadside breath test, he returned an alleged reading of 0.075 per cent.
The driver is scheduled to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on October 3, charged with one count each of drink driving and unlicensed driving.
Hooning, Mareeba: Police have charged a local man after a traffic incident in Mareeba on Thursday evening.
It will be alleged police intercepted the 22-year-old man on Byrnes Street at about 6.55pm after he did a burnout causing the vehicle to lose traction.
The driver is scheduled to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on October 23, charged with one count each of willfully make unnecessary noise or smoke and vehicle equipment not compliant with standards.
High-end speeding, Mareeba: Police have charged a 21-year-old woman following a traffic interception on Thursday evening on the Kennedy Highway at Mareeba.
It will be alleged the Smithfield woman was detected travelling at 148km in a 100km zone at about 7.50pm.
The woman was issued with a Traffic Infringement Notice for $1177.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Source: Cairns Crime Alert
