Man caught drink driving while more than three times over the legal limit

Charged with multiple offences
Publish date: Tuesday, 9 January 2024, Publish time: 10:05am

Police have charged a man with drink driving, theft, and indecent exposure following a series of incidents in Wanniassa yesterday (Monday, 8 January 2024). 

Over several hours on Monday morning, police allege the 62-year-old Kambah man was verbally abusive toward staff at several stores, stole alcohol from one and indecently exposed himself in another. 

After reports to police, he was located driving along Bissenburger Crescent shortly after leaving the bottle shop. He was pulled over and breathalysed where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.180. 

He is due to face ACT Magistrates Court this morning charged with minor theft, driving a motor vehicle with alcohol in blood and indecent exposure. 

 

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