Four teenagers charged after alleged wild chase, credit card theft

Four teenagers have been charged in relation to an alleged wild spree through suburbs south of Brisbane, in which a stolen sedan was rammed into a police car and driven through multiple red lights.

Police have charged four teenagers after a wild chase south of Brisbane last night. Picture: AAP Image/Darren England.

FOUR teenagers have been charged by police after allegedly stealing a car and going on a 90-minute joy ride through streets south of Brisbane.

Police allege that the ordeal began when an unmarked police car was rammed by a stolen Holden Calais sedan at around 7.30pm yesterday in Woodridge.

The car was reported stolen from Browns Plains earlier yesterday, and police allege that a stolen credit card in the vehicle was used to make a number of businesses in the area.

The car was later spotted by PolAir at 8.15pm in Eagleby and tracked through multiple suburbs. Police allege the Calais was spotted running several red lights in Beenleigh.

Tire deflation devices were deployed in Park Ridge South at 9pm, before the car was intercepted on Jacaranda Ave, Kingston.

Two police vehicles and an unmarked police car were damaged during the incident. Picture: Brendan Radke.

It is understood another two police vehicles were damaged in the intercept.

Four teenagers were taken into custody and charged.

A 15-year-old Yarrabilba boy has been charged with three counts of burglary and fraud, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and receiving tainted property and one count of possessing dangerous drugs.

A 16-year-old Boronia Heights boy has been charged with five counts of fraud and one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and burglary and commit indictable offence.

A 16-year-old Crestmead girl and a 17-year-old Logan Reserve girl were both charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

Originally published as Four teenagers charged after alleged wild chase, credit card theft