Watch: Alleged 15yo ‘happy dance’ luxury car thief charged
A 15-year-old Murgon boy has been charged after two luxury cars were stolen from a Brisbane inner-city home, with the alleged theft caught on camera. SEE THE VIDEO
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A 15-year-old Murgon boy has been charged after allegedly stealing two luxury cars from a Paddington home.
Police will allege a Porsche and BMW were stolen from a Tooth Ave address in the early hours of June 6.
Later in the morning, the BMW was found in Stafford Heights while the Porsche was found in Acacia Ridge later that afternoon.
CCTV captured the alleged theft, seeming to show two people in hoods and masks dancing during the incident.
A family was asleep inside the home at the time of the alleged thefts.
The 15-year-old boy was arrested by police in Acacia Ridge around 3pm Friday June 7 and was charged with four counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, two counts each of enter dwelling and commit and enter premises and commit indictable offence, and one count of stealing.
He was refused police bail and is due to appear before Brisbane Childrens' Court on June 8.
Investigations into the incident are continuing.
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