Sippy Downs man charged for dangerous driving after stealing car in Boronia Heights
A Sippy Downs man has been charged for a string of offences after tyre spikes were used to curb his hours-long spree of alleged dangerous driving actions.
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A Sippy Downs man has been charged for a string of offences after tyre spikes were used to curb his hours-long spree of alleged dangerous driving actions.
The 25-year-old man was arrested and charged on Saturday night after allegedly driving dangerously through Browns Plains.
Police first noticed a silver Holden Commodore driving along Browns Plains Road without registration plates at 5.30pm with the vehicle then allegedly performing a burnout and accelerating away when officers tried to intercept.
Polair monitored the car throughout the Logan area.
About 6.30pm, the man allegedly parked the car at a shopping centre in Boronia Heights, before stealing a white Jeep from the carpark.
Tyre spikes were then used, causing the Jeep to come to a halt on Chambers Flat Road with the man subsequently arrested.
The 25-year-old Sippy Downs man was charged with two counts each of dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He has also been charged with one count each of evasion, burglary and driving a car without registration plates.
He has been denied police bail and is scheduled to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Tuesday, May 4.
Originally published as Sippy Downs man charged for dangerous driving after stealing car in Boronia Heights