Teenage crime spree on Runaway Bay street: Break ins, stolen cars and driveway toilet stop

A youth gang on a break-and-enter car-stealing rampage have taken time out to serve up a new low that’s horrified residents – all on CCTV. *WARNING: graphic content may offend.

A youth gang on a rampage have broken into multiple Gold Coast homes with one offender defecating on the driveway of a property – and cleaning up with his own shirt.

The disgusting act is all captured on CCTV.

In the footage a masked teenager can be seen running up the driveway of a Runaway Bay home about 2.30am on Wednesday.

He squats behind a parked car and pulls down his pants, emptying his bowel on the pavement before running off.

The juvenile returns a few minutes later and removes his T-shirt, using it to wipe himself and discards it on the ground.

Teenage criminal caught on CCTV defecating outside a Gold Coast home. Picture: supplied.

Teenage criminal caught on CCTV defecating outside a Gold Coast home. Picture: supplied.

The gang of up to six teenagers were on a crime rampage, captured on camera at multiple addresses along Midnight Court and Sundance Way, which spanned hours.

One victim said the teens had ransacked her home.

“They took my handbag, my daughter’s stuff, two of our cars,” the woman said.

“The GPS tracking on our BMW has been switched off and they have disabled the phones location.

“It makes you feel sick knowing they were going through our home and things when we were asleep.”

The teens made off with a black BMW X1 (QLD 939-JH9) and a white Hyundai i30 (QLD GU99Y).

Resident Lindsay Stowers said her home was also targeted.

“We didn’t know they had been here till this morning.” Ms Stowers said, after viewing her CCTV footage.

“One of the vile things has s**t on the door step down the road. (They) didn’t care about being on camera. Took off their shirt to wipe and left it there at the door.

“It’s disgusting.”

CCTV from a Runaway Bay teen crime rampage at multiple houses on Midnight Court, June 11, 2024.

Residents homes on Midnight Court, Runaway Bay, have been targeted with break-ins and stolen cars overnight.

Footage obtained by the Bulletin from one property shows the teens wearing gloves and face coverings as they jump fences and snoop around homes.

Police attend the area later on Wednesday morning and spokes with residents before forensics crews began gathering evidence at the affected properties.

The brazen and vile crime spree has the community frustrated and living in fear, according to resident Kerry Schultz.

“This government are doing absolutely nothing – all words, no actions” Mr Schultz said.

“They are totally out of control and it is revolting behaviour, How can that be tolerated? Pooing on someone’s driveway.”

Mr Schultz says the offenders were unsuccessful in breaking into his home but his neighbours weren’t so lucky.

“Something needs to be done, and done urgently. The parents have got to be held responsible”

Runaway Bay resident Kerry Schultz says urgent action is need amid a new wave of youth crime. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

The Runaway Bay spree is the latest incident in an escalate wave of youth crime gripping the Gold Coast and southeast.

On Monday, Teenagers in an alleged stolen Audi lead police on a wild and dangerous high-speed chase spanning hours.

Polair helicopter footage, leaked by furious police, shows a grey Audi SQ5 darting across lanes of traffic and narrowly passing large transporter trucks on the Gateway Motorway near Nudgee.

The vehicle reportedly reached speed of up to 180km/h.

That followed a weekend of destruction in which three tobacconist were ram rammed at Logan by teens in a stolen Ram.

A BMW was also taken from a home in Helensvale and multiple properties were burgled across Biggera Waters, Pacific Pines and Surfers Paradise.

Police sources have told the Bulletin the escalation has caused such concern that additional officers have been rostered to assist with covert operations in the coming nights to try and catch those responsible.

Originally published as Teenage crime spree on Runaway Bay street: Break ins, stolen cars and driveway toilet stop