Four teens charged over stolen car after dramatic police chase down M1 on the Gold Coast

Road spikes stopped four teen crooks dead in their tracks in an allegedly stolen Audi after they evaded police from Logan to the Gold Coast. DETAILS

Four alleged teen crooks have been charged after a wild police chase overnight, which saw a stolen vehicle tracked down the M1 by police helicopter from Logan to Pimpama.

Police will allege the Audi A3 was stolen from a Stretton Dr address in Helensvale on the morning of May 24.

Four male occupants were spotted in the vehicle in the Logan vicinity at about 11:30pm on Saturday night when the police pursuit took place.

The vehicle was subsequently tracked by a PolAir helicopter.

Road spikes were deployed in Pimpama and the four teens were taken into custody.

A 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy have been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, receiving tainted property and burglary.

In addition, a 16-year-old boy has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs.

The 17-year-old who was charged with three offences was denied bail and will face Southport Children’s court on Monday.

The remaining three will face Beenleigh Children’s Court next month.

Items seized in police raids across five Gold Coast suburbs - May 19

Organised crime detectives have raided multiple properties on the Gold Coast as part of an active investigation.

Police from the Organised Crime Gangs Group executed six search warrants in Helensvale, Arundel, Biggera Waters, Coomera and Hope Island on Thursday.

A police spokeswoman said items were seized as part of the raids, but no one had been taken into custody.

“A number of items relevant to this investigation were seized and are subject to further analysis. No one was arrested as a result of today’s actions,” she said.

“No further information can be provided as the investigation is ongoing.”

Trio charged after hire car ploughs through brick wall - May 13

Police allege a trio were found with drug pipes, dodgy credit cards and a stolen mobile phone after a fraudulently obtained hire car ploughed through a brick wall at Surfers Paradise.

Gold Coast police were called to Paradise Island after the single-vehicle crash about 7.30am on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said.

The car, a power box and the boundary wall were extensively damaged.

It’s understood a small Jack Russell terrier narrowly avoided being run down.

A witness who phoned police claimed the car was “flying down the street” at speed before the crash.

Police allege the 35-year-old man driving the car and a passenger, a 32-year-old man, fled the scene in a rideshare vehicle, but were tracked down by officers to a nearby business.

Queensland Ambulance Service treated a 40-year-old woman, who suffered a cut to her face.

She was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition for treatment.

Police allege “fraudulent cards” were found on the driver, while the woman was caught with a drug pipe and was in an “erratic” state.

It’s alleged the 32-year-old man also had a drug pipe, as well a stolen mobile phone.

Police have charged the driver with five counts of fraud, “relating to the hire of the rental car”.

The other man in the car was charged with possessing a utensil and possessing stolen property.

The woman was charged with possessing a utensil.

They are due to face court at a later date.

Dramatic moment rental car ploughs through brick wall

May 12: Police are investigating after a car was reportedly spotted “flying down the street” moments before it careened into a brick wall and occupants fled at Surfers Paradise.

Gold Coast police officers were called to Paradise Island after the single-vehicle crash about 7.30am on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said.

It’s understood the car, which has been extensively damaged, is a rental.

The caller who reported the crash to police claimed several people in the car fled, leaving behind a mess at the scene.

But Queensland Ambulance Service stated one stable patient, believed to be a woman, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital. It’s thought her injuries are not life-threatening.

A small Jack Russell dog narrowly escaped the path of the out-of-control car, 9 News reports.

Police officers were patrolling the area after the dramatic crash.

It’s believed arrests have since been made.

Know more about the incident? Phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Cops arrest Coast man after jet ski goes up in flames

May 11: A man has been arrested and “assisting police with their enquiries” after a jet ski was allegedly torched at a Gold Coast home overnight.

Emergency services were called to the fire in the carport of a residence on Tallara St at Coombabah about 11.30pm on Tuesday.

A Yamaha Waverunner had gone up in flames, a Gold Coast police spokeswoman said.

“A man from inside the residence attempted to extinguish the fire, which caused him to suffer smoke inhalation,” she said.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services extinguished the blaze.

Police investigations into the jet ski fire were ongoing early on Wednesday morning.

They have been speaking to a 50-year-old Coombabah man.

Queensland Ambulance Service treated a man, of an undisclosed age, for smoke inhalation, according to a statement.

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

Know more? Phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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