17-year-old child to face court over alleged rampage in stolen roller at Coomera

A teenager has allegedly stolen a road roller machine and gone on a rampage across a Gold Coast suburb. Read what happened.

A construction roller stolen from a Gold Coast work site. Picture: 7News.

A teenager has allegedly stolen an eleven-ton rolling machine from a Gold Coast construction site and taken it on a destructive rampage.

The 2007 Caterpillar Drum Roller was taken from a Coomera site about 1.40am on Saturday according to a Queensland Police Service spokesman.

It’s alleged the vehicle was driven through a temporary construction fence, barrelling down a number of streets, smashing into several cars and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Damage to one car struck by the machine. Picture: 7News.

The 11.4 ton behemoth came to rest in bushland on Seashell Ave where police arrested a 17-year-old Coomera boy.

He has been charged with one count each of enter premises and commit indictable offence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving while over the no alcohol limit.

He is expected to appear in Southport Children’s Court on Monday.