Three people have been charged following multiple incidents involving a stolen vehicle in Brisbane last night, 30 October.
Around 3.15pm, police responded to reports a man and a woman had entered a house in Kuraby and threatened a female resident with a knife before attempting to steal a vehicle.
It will be alleged the same offenders had been involved in an attempted armed robbery in Sunnybank Hills earlier in the afternoon.
In both instances, the offenders fled the scene in a black Haval H6, allegedly stolen from a car wash on Brisbane Road, Goodna, on 28 October.
Around 5pm, the Haval was sighted in the Waterford area and POLAIR commenced tracking.
It will be alleged the vehicle was observed driving dangerously throughout suburbs including Forest Lake, Sumner Park, Corinda and Indooroopilly, before a Tyre Deflation Device was successfully deployed in Milton around 6.13pm.
The vehicle came to a stop on Gailey Road in St Lucia around 6.20pm, with the three occupants in the vehicle, two women and a man, taken into custody.
A 26-year-old Morningside woman and a 22-year-old Kingston woman have been charged with multiple offences, including two counts each of enter dwelling with intent and enter premises and commit indictable offence, as well as one count each of stealing, robbery armed/in company/wounded/used personal violence and attempted unlawful use of motor vehicles – use in company, attempted unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence in company and unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence whilst armed.
Both are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today, 31 October.
A 24-year-old Forest Lake man has been charged with 12 offences including two counts each of enter dwelling with intent, enter premises and commit indictable offence and robbery armed/in company/wounded/used personal violence, as well as one count each of stealing, and attempted unlawful use of motor vehicles – use in company, attempted unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence in company, unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence whilst armed, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful use of motor vehicles - in the night, was armed.
He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today, 31 October.
Police are appealing for witnesses, including anyone with relevant dashcam vision, to contact Policelink.
Investigations remain ongoing
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