Five people in custody following police search in Brisbane’s north

UPDATE: Five people have been taken into custody following a mass police search in Brisbane’s north yesterday. Picture: 7 News Queensland

A CRIME spree in Brisbane involving five teenagers has ended after the group was arrested and charged with a medley of offences yesterday.

Police arrested the quartet, aged 17 to 19, after they fled the scene of a crash on Bracken Ridge Rd, Bracken Ridge, and had to be tracked by police helicopter.

It is understood the teens were speeding when they ran a red light, lost control and crashed the car.

The vehicle had allegedly been stolen from a Wilston home on December 17.

The driver of the stolen car, a 17-year-old Keperra man, will face court today charged with 21 offences, which include the robbery and assault of a 13-year-old boy at Sinnamon Park on December 19.

Police said the 13-year-old had been walking along Glen Ross Road at about 5.30pm when he was assaulted and robbed by two males driving a stolen Mercedes sedan.

The alleged accomplice, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested and charged separately.

An 18-year-old Brighton woman, a 19-year-old Logan Central man, and a 17-year-old Windsor woman have also been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, trespass and unlawful possession of suspected stolen property.

They will face Sandgate Magistrates Court on January 16, January 21, and January 12 respectively.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

ON WEDNESDAY: FIVE people have been taken into custody following a police search in Brisbane’s north.

It is understood the alleged offenders had stolen a vehicle and were involved in a ramming rampage on Bracken Ridge Road at Bald Hills.

EARLIER: Police are searching for a number of people who were allegedly involved in stealing a vehicle north of Brisbane this morning.

It is understood police were alerted to a possibly stolen vehicle involved in an incident on Bald Hills Road, Bald Hills about 11.15am Wednesday.

Several people are now on the run from police and a search is underway.

Originally published as Five people in custody following police search in Brisbane’s north