Community assist Police to locate and arrest wanted man
An 18-year-old is in police custody awaiting several charges.
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THANKS to some very helpful and quick thinking members of a Chinchilla neighbourhood, police have managed to apprehend a young man allegedly responsible for several recent crimes in the area after a brief chase near Gleeson St this afternoon.
Chinchilla Neighbourhood Watch shared a post on their Facebook page this afternoon thanking the Chinchilla residents for their help to catch the wanted suspect.
"Chinchilla Police would like to thank the members of the public in the Wood Street and Covington Street area who assisted police in the apprehension of a wanted person today," the post read.
A spokeswoman from the Queensland Police Service told News Corp the 18-year-old man is currently in custody has been refused bail.
"He is assisting police with inquiries and is awaiting his charges which will be signed off on in the morning," she said.
"He will face Dalby Magistrates court tomorrow."
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