Mia Louise-Anne Prince faces Toowoomba Magistrates Court after trying to steal police iPad during big night out

An 18-year-old was so drunk she had no memories of trying to steal an iPad attached to a police bicycle and causing damage in the process.

A teenager on a night out on the town landed a date with a magistrate after she attempted to steal an iPad from a police bicycle.

An intoxicated Mia Louise-Anne Prince, 18, was in the Toowoomba CBD when about 12.25am on October 24 she came across officers from Toowoomba police bike squad making an arrest.

Toowoomba Magistrates Court was told while the officers dealt with the unrelated matter Prince attempted to remove a police iPad that was mounted to the handlebars of one of the bikes.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Jacquelyn Miller said Prince tried a few times to remove the iPad from its mount, damaging the bicycle in the process, before leaving the area and into a nearby hotel as other police arrived at the scene to assist in the arrest.

Mia Louise-Anne Prince, 18, pleaded guilty in Toowoomba Magistrates Court to the attempted theft of a police iPad while heavily intoxicated.

In court on Tuesday Prince pleaded guilty to attempted stealing.

Prince’s solicitor Claire Graham said her client was “extremely embarrassed and remorseful” to be in court.

“She was so intoxicated she instructs me she can’t remember the event but she acknowledges it was an extremely silly thing to do,” Ms Graham said.

Magistrate Kay Ryan said while alcohol was an explanation, it wasn’t an excuse to damage police property.

“Police have got a hard time, you must admit, especially in the safe night precinct lots of drunk and disorderly persons, some of whom can get quite violent,” she said.

“For them to have their equipment interfered with in such a way is really not on.”

Prince was placed on a $400 good behaviour bond for four months, and no conviction was recorded. A compensation order for $54.95 was referred to SPER.