Police have charged a 17-year-old man after the alleged theft of two vehicles and subsequent traffic crash in Mudgeeraba, Queensland Police say.
It will be alleged that around 1am the man broke into a Mudgeeraba residence, searched through a Toyota Kluger stealing the keys to a silver Mazda and drove away in it.
He allegedly dumped the vehicle on Mudgeeraba Road a short time later.
Then around 2am the man broke into the garage of a Tallai home and stole the keys to a Toyota Hilux which crashed into a Langport Drive, Mudgeeraba home causing minor damage to the house.
No one was injured during the incident. The man fled the scene and was located by police nearby.
A 17-year-old Mudgeeraba man has been charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count each of burglary and enter with intent. He is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates court today.
Investigations are continuing.
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