Parkes Fire & Rescue NSW were called to a kitchen fire in a restaurant in Welcome Street on Monday afternoon.
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Crew members arrived to find food alight on a grill and the restaurant filled with smoke.
The flames were extinguished with a fire blanket and the smoke cleared with fans.
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A disqualified driver was caught with drugs in his system on Sunday morning.
Police stopped a grey Holden Commodore in Hill Street at 10.40am.
The driver, a 29-year-old Parkes male, was given a random drug test which returned a positive result for methamphetamine.
He was taken to Parkes Police Station for a Drager test which also returned a positive result for methamphetamine.
Police will wait for results from further analysis before taking any action.
Checks revealed the man’s licence was suspended.
He was issued a court attendance notice for driving while disqualified.
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A white Toyota Corolla, parked in Park Street, was egged at 10.10pm on Sunday.
It is believed the eggs were thrown from a moving vehicle.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Parkes Police on 6862 9999.
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A 48-year-old Forbes male, seriously affected by alcohol, failed to quit a licensed premises in Dalton Street on Friday at 6.30pm.
The man became abusive when he was refused service and asked to leave.
Staff escorted him to the front door but he refused to leave the entrance area of the store.
Police arrived and took the man to a family member’s home.
He was issued a $550 infringement notice for failing to quit a licensed premises.
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A 59 year old man will face Parkes Local Court after being caught drink driving on Sunday.
Police stopped the driver of a Toyota Corolla on the Newell Highway at Alectown at 8.30am.
The driver, from Bullcamp, Queensland, failed a roadside breath test, was arrested and taken to Parkes Police Station for a breath analysis which returned a reading of 0.110.
He was charged with mid range PCA and will be issued with a court attendance notice.