Six teens charged after allegedly stealing car in road rampage
Wild footage has emerged of six people, including two children, waving golf clubs out the window of an allegedly stolen car during a chase across Brisbane. SEE THE VIDEO
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Wild footage has emerged of six people, including two children, taunting police in a slow-speed freeway chase in Brisbane.
Video footage showed two people in a car waving golf clubs out of the car’s windows at officers in two police vehicles in heavy traffic on Wednesday (May 3).
A police spokeswoman said they could not confirm details of the video, released on Twitter by Channel 9.
Six people, including two children have since been charged after the escapade ended when police tracked them before spiking the car’s tyres.
Police alleged four 18-year-olds, one 15-year-old and one 16-year-old stole a 2017 BMW X5 from a Paddington address about midnight on Wednesday, May 3.
The stolen car was sighted yesterday near a train station at Sunnybank before police and PolAir became involved.
Police tracked the car for some time before they were able to deploy tyre deflation devices at Fairfield Rd in Yeronga. It eventually stopped on Wagner Rd in Clayfield, before all six people were taken into custody.
An 18-year-old Riverview man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and wilful damage of police property.
An 18-year-old North Booval man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
They both had their bail refused and are due to face Brisbane Magistrates Court today, May 5.
An 18-year-old Goodna man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and dangerous driving.
He was refused police bail and will appear in Richlands Magistrates Court today, May 5.
An 18-year-old Inala woman has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
She is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on May 17.
A 15-year-old Inala girl has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
She was refused police bail and is due to face the Brisbane Childrens Court at a later date.
A 16-year-old Ellen Grove boy was charged with enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, enter premises and commit indictable offence, serious assault police.
He was refused police bail and is due to face the Brisbane Childrens Court at a later date.
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