Tobias Edward Kelly charged after alleged joy ride in stolen car

One of three teenagers arrested by police after an alleged pursuit across the Gold Coast has been identified for the first time. See what happened in court.

Police charge 18-year-old Coomera man, 16-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy after joy ride

One of three teenagers arrested after a joy ride across the Gold Coast in an allegedly stolen car has been named for the first time.

Tobias Edward Kelly is charged with four counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and two counts each of dangerous operation of a vehicle and entering a dwelling to commit an indictable offence.

The 18-year-old is charged with another one count each of evading police, obstructing police, fraud, and unlicensed driving.

It is alleged the Coomera man and his two co-accused – a 16-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy – were in a stolen 2016 Hyundai i30 hatchback being tracked by police overnight Tuesday.

Polair was called in to follow the vehicle after reports it was driving erratically on Bermuda St about 8pm, tracking it north along the M1.

The trio allegedly turned around when they reached the northern edge of the city and continued their joy ride back down the major highway.

Police attempts to use spikes to stop the vehicle were unsuccessful, with the now-damaged car continuing the pursuit to Mermaid Waters.

Kelly and his co-accused allegedly tried to flee on foot when their car stopped on grass near the Boowagon Rd roundabout. They were soon tracked down by the dog squad in nearby bushland.

The Coomera man did not appear in person when his matter was mentioned in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He is now under a return-to-prison warrant and did not make an application for bail.

Kelly will be remanded in custody until his matter is next mentioned on February 14.

His 16-year-old co-accused has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, obstructing police, and stealing.

The 14-year-old faces two charges of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of stealing.

Both are expected to appear in Southport Childrens Court in the coming weeks.

Teens charged after alleged joy ride in stolen car

Three teenagers have been arrested by police after a joy ride across the Gold Coast in an allegedly stolen car.

Police began tracking the car, a stolen black 2016 Hyundai i30 hatchback, after reports it was driving erratically on Bermuda Street around 8pm on Tuesday.

Polair, the police helicopter, was brought in to follow the vehicle as it travelled northbound on the M1 past Smith Street.

Police allege the teenagers – an 18-year-old Coomera man, 16-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy – then turned around at Yawalpah Road in the city’s far noth before travelling south on the M1 before police attempted to bring the joy ride to an end by a tyre deflation device on Helensvale Road.

However, the chase continued despite the severe damaged to the car’s wheels, with police following it as far south as Mermaid Waters.

The alleged joy ride was brought to an end when the hatchback stopped onto grass on the Boowagon Road roundabout and the teenagers attempted to flee.

The police dog squad was brought in and soon found all three in nearby bushland.

The 18-year-old was charged with two counts of enter dwelling and commit and indictable offence, four counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and one count each of obstruct police, evasion, fraud and driving without a license.

He is due to face Southport Magistrates Court on January 11.

The 16-year-old girl has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, obstruct police and stealing.

She was refused police bail and will appear in Southport Children's Court.

The 14-year-old boy was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of stealing.

He was refused police bail and will appear in Southport Children's Court.

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