Police have charged a 35-year-old man in relation to a robbery with violence incident in Wheatvale on 7 April.
Around 5am, three male offenders entered a property on Leyburn Cunningham Road and allegedly threatened a woman with a firearm.
One of the offenders is then alleged to have discharged the firearm before the trio stole a 2010 Holden Commodore sedan and a 2006 Mitsubishi Triton utility.
A 22-year-old female at the property was not injured.
Inglewood Police observed the stolen Commodore later in the day, however an attempt to intercept the vehicle was unsuccessful.
The vehicle was later located abandoned and burnt out on Holdfast Road, at Twin Rivers in northern New South Wales, while the Mitsubishi utility was found abandoned near the reservoir off Leslie Dam Road at Leslie Dam with some damage.
Following further investigations police arrested a 35-year-old Drayton man at a motel in Toowoomba on 13 April, taking him into custody.
The man has also been charged in relation to a burglary in Drayton on April 8 in which three firearms were allegedly stolen, two of which have since been located by police.
The man has been charged with 11 offences including three counts of unlawful supply of weapons, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count each of enter dwelling and commit, robbery, deprivation of liberty, injuring animals, unlawful possession of a weapon category A/B/C and unlawful conduct with a weapon.
He has been remanded in custody to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on 14 April.
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.
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