Detectives from Ipswich and South Brisbane Districts have charged a man and a woman with 57 charges following an attempted evade police incident in Ipswich on 20 May.
Around 5pm officers from the Ipswich Tactical Crime Squad with assistance from general duties officers and the dog squad attended a Parcell Street address in Brassall to speak with a man and a woman in relation to a number of property offences in Ipswich and Brisbane.
It is alleged when officers entered the property the man and woman got into a black 2008 Ford Territory and reversed through a gate before leaving the scene.
The vehicle, was tracked by POLAIR through several suburbs before a tyre deflation device was deployed at Goodna, stinging the vehicle.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop at the intersection of Alice Street and Newman Street where a 28-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.
A 23-year-old year old man was arrested a short time later after he allegedly exited the vehicle and attempted to enter two vehicles before climbing over a fence on Newman Street.
Police will allege the pair were involved in multiple property and vehicle offences at several locations including Kangaroo Point, Tarragindi, Muirlea, Cooperoo and Leichhardt between February and May this year.
A 23-year-old year old Brassall man has been charged with 41 offences while a 28-year-old Brassall woman has been charged with 16 offences.
Both are due to reappear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on 11 June.
Investigations continue.
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.
