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Subscriber only Gatton police have warned motorists they will be out in force ensuring drivers obey the road rules. Gatton police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Rowland Browne said traffic enforcement in and around Gatton and the Lockyer Valley had increased for the back to school week and would continue to be a priority. Three motorists were caught well above the legal blood alcohol limit for driving in Gatton this week. Senior Sergeant Browne said at 8.30pm on January 23, a vehicle was stopped on Railway Street, Gatton, for an RBT. A 44-year-old male driver was charged with drink driving after he conveyed a blood alcohol reading of 0.086.
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Subscriber only Gatton police have appealed for information after a car was jacked up and had its catalytic converter stolen from the vehicle. Gatton police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Rowland Browne said suspect(s) entered a yard in Saleyards Road, Gatton overnight between January 27 and 28 and jacked up a vehicle and also stole a catalytic converter from the Great Wall car that was in the yard. Senior Sergeant Brown has appealed to the public for information regarding the offence to contact Gatton police. In other news from local police, two men were given notices to appear in the Gatton Magistrates Court next month.
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Subscriber only Gatton police have warned residents to lock their cars after a recent spike in vehicle break-ins in town and other suburban streets. Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Rowland Browne said five cars were entered by thieves overnight on Monday and Tuesday morning. Senior Sergeant Browne said in almost every case the cars were unlocked and the offender(s) are entering the car and taking anything of perceived value . This includes wallets, change, id s and glasses, he said. Gatton Police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Rowland Browne. Senior Sergeant Browne said the incidents this week followed an increase in the last couple of months of stealing from cars in Gatton town and some of the top end suburban streets near the local schools - including Davey and Woodlands roads.