Police have arrested and taken two people in custody following a suspicious car fire and stolen vehicle incidents around Townsville in the early hours of this morning.
Around 3.30am, emergency services were called to a vehicle fire at Giraween Avenue, Douglas, where they located a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer engulfed in flames. The vehicle was destroyed.
In a separate incident at 3.40am, police deployed a tyre deflation device on a stolen Jeep Cherokee in Condon.
The Jeep, which was stolen earlier in the night from Tern Court, Condon, was found abandoned a short time later in Ridley Drive, Kirwan.
It will be alleged, two passengers in the Jeep were picked up by a stolen Chrysler which later crashed into a fence a short distance away and the driver and passengers again fled.
A man and woman were taken into custody at the scene and are assisting police with their enquiries.
Police were then called around 4am, after a male forced his way into a house on Riverwalk Way, Douglas. The occupant was assaulted by the male before a car was stolen from the residence and was located a short distance away. The male resident was transported to Townsville University Hospital for treatment.
Investigations are ongoing.
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.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
