Police were able to use a stolen ute’s tracking device to help locate it in Ipswich this morning, after it was stolen from Brisbane overnight, Queensland Police say.
The ute was allegedly stolen from a Corunna Street business in Albion sometime after midnight, after a man broke into its tool box and found a spare key inside.
Officers were able to determine the ute had been driven to a Collins Street address in Collingwood attended to execute a search warrant around 11am.
When police arrived, the vehicle allegedly drove around a tyre deflation device (commonly known as stingers) that had been pre-deployed, with the vehicle driving through the front yard of a home on Collingwood Park Drive.
It is further alleged that the ute continued to be driven dangerously towards Redbank, and following a short pursuit, police located it abandoned in Middle Park.
Patrolling crews located the driver shortly after walking nearby, who still had the keys to the stolen car in his pocket.
The 37-year-old Collingwood Park man was arrested and taken to the Ipswich Watch House where he is assisting police with their enquiries.
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