May 2010 . . . POLICE NEWS
BMX Freestyle Professional Riders in Dayboro Between 10am and 1pm on Saturday the 8th of May 2010. (For more information – see separate article)
Entry was gained to a Williams Street business in the early hours of 21st March. No property was stolen as offenders were disturbed by the alarm.
On 4th April roofing iron was stolen from a front yard in Bobbie Court, a dark coloured dual cab utility was seen to load up the property and leave.
Any person with information in relation to these or other offences is asked to contact Dayboro Police Station on 34251200 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
We receive regular traffic complaints at the station concerning issues on our main roads, particularly Dayboro Road, Mt Samson Road and Mount Mee Road. A high percentage of the complaints relate to unsafe overtaking (often of vehicles travelling at or only slightly below the speed limit).
I appreciate that it can be frustrating to be behind a vehicle travelling below the speed limit, but remember that the sign is the maximum speed for the road. Drivers travelling well under the limit can commit an offence by driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. This would normally be where a long line of traffic forms and vehicles do not pull over to allow traffic to pass. Obviously, it may not be safe for a larger vehicle such as a truck to pull over at all along sections of our roads.
At the end of the day, the driver overtaking on double lines or at excessive speed is creating the most danger to other road users. The extra time taken to travel to Petrie or Samford is minimal. I would encourage residents to continue to report irresponsible driving.
Questionable driveway contractors: Please be aware that we have had a number of reports at the station in relation to two English males (with thick cockney accent) going door to door offering to do bitumen driveways (mainly acreage type properties). The standard of work is questionable and on at least two occasions when customers have refused to pay due to the poor quality of work, they have become verbally abusive and threatening.
On 4th April roofing iron was stolen from a front yard in Bobbie Court, a dark coloured dual cab utility was seen to load up the property and leave.
Any person with information in relation to these or other offences is asked to contact Dayboro Police Station on 34251200 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
We receive regular traffic complaints at the station concerning issues on our main roads, particularly Dayboro Road, Mt Samson Road and Mount Mee Road. A high percentage of the complaints relate to unsafe overtaking (often of vehicles travelling at or only slightly below the speed limit).
I appreciate that it can be frustrating to be behind a vehicle travelling below the speed limit, but remember that the sign is the maximum speed for the road. Drivers travelling well under the limit can commit an offence by driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. This would normally be where a long line of traffic forms and vehicles do not pull over to allow traffic to pass. Obviously, it may not be safe for a larger vehicle such as a truck to pull over at all along sections of our roads.
At the end of the day, the driver overtaking on double lines or at excessive speed is creating the most danger to other road users. The extra time taken to travel to Petrie or Samford is minimal. I would encourage residents to continue to report irresponsible driving.
Questionable driveway contractors: Please be aware that we have had a number of reports at the station in relation to two English males (with thick cockney accent) going door to door offering to do bitumen driveways (mainly acreage type properties). The standard of work is questionable and on at least two occasions when customers have refused to pay due to the poor quality of work, they have become verbally abusive and threatening.
If you are approached by males matching this description, I would urge caution in having them undertake any work and we would be interested in obtaining any phone contacts or vehicle registrations connected to them.
Ken Robinson,
Officer in Charge
DAYBORO POLICE 3425 1200
DAYBORO POLICE 3425 1200
