Police have charged an 18-year-old Beaconsfield man following investigations into the theft of two vehicles and several other offences at St Lawrence on 6 November.
Emergency services were called to reports of a traffic crash around 11:35am involving a stolen Toyota Kluger on the Bruce Highway near Saint Lawrence North Road.
It will be alleged that following the crash, the driver of the Kluger fled the vehicle, assaulted a 77-year-old man and stole a nearby Toyota Hilux, which had stopped to render assistance.
Officers tracked the Hilux for a period of time, before a tyre deflation device was successfully deployed on the Bruce Highway around 12:25pm.
The Hilux continued for a short period, before the driver fled the vehicle and stole a nearby Nissan X-Trail, which contained a cat, and left the scene.
The Nissan was located at Mackay Yakapari Road, Habana around 2.45pm burnt out. The cat was located deceased within the vehicle.
Following enquires, an 18-year-old Beaconsfield man was located at a Canecutters Drive, Ooralea address around 5.20am on 7 November and taken into custody.
He has been charged with several serious offences, including one count each of assault, arson, animal cruelty robbery and attempted robbery, two counts each of stealing a vehicle and dangerous operation of a vehicle. He was also charged with three counts of stealing.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear before Mackay Magistrates Court tomorrow, 10 November.
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