Police arrest three people after allegedly ramming police cars in Surfers Paradise
Police cars have been rammed as officers investigated a number of allegedly stolen Audis in the heart of Surfers paradise, the second time police have been targeted this week.
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Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, have been arrested on the Gold Coast after allegedly ramming three police cars with a stolen luxury car.
Police received a report of an allegedly stolen black Q7 Audi at a carpark on Ferny Ave in Surfers Paradise at about 8.20pm on Thursday.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen from Chermside in Brisbane.
One police car followed the Audi Q7 into the parking lot while another two stayed at the entrance.
Police were able to arrest two people including a 29-year-old Surfers Paradise woman and a 15-year-old girl.
While police were arresting the pair an allegedly stolen black Q3 Audi rammed into the police car parked next to the Q7 Audi, causing “extensive damage”.
The Q3 Audi then went down to the entrance where the other two police cars were parked and rammed into both of them.
The Q3 Audi was allegedly stolen from a Robina residence on May 20.
An 18-year-old Coomera man who was driving, was arrested by police.
Luckily, no one was injured.
The Surfers Paradise woman was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess dangerous drugs, possess relevant substance, receiving tainted, stealing and two count of breach of bail.
The Coomera man was charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess property suspected used in connected with drug offence, obstruct and two counts of possess a dangerous drug.
Both are due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today, May 26.
The 15-year-old girl was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count each of trespass and stealing.
She remained in police custody and was set to appear in Southport Children’s Court at a later time.
Investigations are ongoing.
The arrests’ come two days after a 54-year-old man allegedly injured four police officers, ramming them and their cars with his truck.
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