Detectives from Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) with assistance from the Darling Downs Tactical Crime Squad have charged a man following his alleged involvement in a number of property and vehicle offences in Toowoomba earlier this month.
On 19 April police will allege the man was involved in a break and enter at a medical facility on North Street in Toowoomba at around 11.30pm where a handbag was stolen along with a Hyundai i30 from the facility's carpark.
The vehicle was tracked to an Oakey address on 21 April.
Around 9.45pm on 22 April the man is alleged to have entered a Hyundai Santa Fe parked inside a garage on Wood Drive in Middle Ridge but was disturbed by the owner and left the scene.
Then around 10pm the man is alleged to have accessed a Kia Picantoon Nielsen Court in Middle Ridge taking a number of items from the vehicle and garage.
The man is also alleged to have demanded money from the female resident before leaving the scene.
She was not physically injured.
Following investigations police located the man at a Mooney Street address in Harlaxton on 23 April where he was arrested.
A 25-year-old Toowoomba man has been charged with three counts of enter premises and commit and one count each of armed robbery, enter dwelling and commit and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is due to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on 29 April.
Anyone with information or relevant CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to contact police.
Investigations continue.
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Operation Yankee Forge is a six-month, district-led, statewide initiative targeting high-harm and high-volume offences, including unlawful use of motor vehicles, unlawful entry and robbery.
The operation will enhance policing activities across Queensland to reduce victim numbers and strengthen community safety.
Police regions, supported by specialist squads, will undertake coordinated disruption activities across the state. Police will target high-harm offenders and work closely with partner agencies to ensure offenders are held accountable. With a strong focus on crime prevention, police will be highly visible as they prevent, disrupt and investigate offending, with particular emphasis on unlawful use, robbery and unlawful entry.
The operation will be locally led and centrally coordinated, leveraging the knowledge and experience of officers who know their communities best.
