A man and three women arrested after allegedly stealing a utility.
Around 11.20pm last night police patrolling in Currajong observed an allegedly stolen Mitsubishi Triton utility travelling along Bayswater Road.
Officers were able to successfully deploy a tyre deflation device causing the ute to stop.
The four occupants then fled the vehicle and were taken into custody a short time later.
Two women, aged 22, and a 26-year-old man have been charged with a range of offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The man has also been charged with a possessing a knife in a public place, obstruct police, stealing, fail to take reasonable care of syringe and possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence. He is expected to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court today.
The two women have been given Notices to Appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court next month.
A 22-year-old woman was taken to hospital as further inquiries are carried out.
The ute was stolen from a Bushland Beach address on the weekend.
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