A 27-year-old man has been charged with more than 80 offences after the alleged thefts of heavy vehicle automotive parts from around Brisbane and Logan over the past two months.
It will be alleged the male driver of a black VU SS Holden utility attended various industrial areas, predominately during weekends, when businesses were shut.
Once on site, he would then remove catalytic converters from heavy vehicle exhaust systems using a special type of saw.
Centenary Crime Scene detectives working on Operation Sierra Fox will further allege the crimes occurred in places including Acacia Ridge, Crestmead, Murarrie, Wacol and Yatala.
More than 30 trucks have been targeted, as a result, causing the vehicles to be inoperable.
The combined vehicle repair cost is believed to be in excess of $250,000.
A 27-year-old Browns Plains man was arrested by officers from the Centenary Crime Team in the early hours of yesterday morning and taken to the Richlands watchhouse.
He has since been charged with 20 counts of stealing, 23 counts of wilful damage and 11 counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence.
The man is further charged with five counts each of drive uninsured vehicle, vehicles on roads must be registered, offences involving registration certificates, six counts of driving a motor vehicle whilst disqualified by a court, two counts each of evade police and possession of dangerous drugs, one count each of possession of property suspected of having been used in the connection with a drug offence and possess utensils or pipes.
He is next due to appear in the Richlands Magistrates Court on September 21.
Anyone with dashcam vision or further information is urged to contact police.
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day or call 1800 333 000.
