Crime: Teens arrested on Gold Coast after allegedly fleeing police in Hyundai Tucson SUV stolen from Mermaid Beach
A teenage boy accused of leading police on a pursuit in a stolen car across the Gold Coast has been charged, while two other youths have been cautioned and released.
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A teenage boy accused of leading police on a pursuit in a stolen car across the Gold Coast has been charged, while two other youths not known to authorities have been cautioned.
Queensland Police confirmed a 15-year-old Pacific Pines boy had been charged with unlawful use of motor vehicle and unlicensed driving.
He’s expected to appear in Southport Children’s Court on Thursday where police have opposed bail.
A 16-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy were dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.
The Bulletin understands the pair, previously not known to police, were cautioned.
The trio were arrested after a dramatic chase across the northern Gold Coast on Wednesday afternoon.
The teens aged 15-16, who allegedly occupied a stolen SUV, were arrested in the Pimpama area after a pursuit stretching more than two hours through Oxenford and the north of the city on Wednesday afternoon, a Gold Coast Police spokesman said.
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He said police were alerted a Hyundai Tucson stolen from a Mermaid Beach home between January 24-25 was on the move about 12.20pm.
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The chopper and police on the ground tracked the car for about an hour-and-a-half before the SUV was abandoned around Green Meadows Road at Pimpama.
POLAIR spotted several people fleeing from the vehicle.
A 15-year-old boy, 16-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy were taken into custody about 2.35pm.
Aerial footage from the 7 News Gold Coast helicopter later showed several teens surrounded by about a dozen officers as they were placed into police vehicles.
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