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Police arrest two men after they were tracked fleeing stolen car

Four men will face the Toowoomba Magistrates Court charged with a raft of serious traffic and property offences, including armed robbery and dangerous driving.

Police are searching for suspected car thieves in the Wilsonton area. Picture: Richard Walker
Police are searching for suspected car thieves in the Wilsonton area. Picture: Richard Walker

Four men are in police custody after they allegedly dumped a stolen car at the Wilsonton Shopping Centre and fled on foot.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said at 8am on Monday, police were called to Lyndell Street after reports of a suspicious vehicle.

They allege upon arrival the vehicle, a stolen grey BMW 330i, was being driven in a dangerous manner.

The vehicle was alleged to have been stolen from a French Street address in East Toowoomba in the early hours of Monday morning.

Polair was deployed and tracked the vehicle to the Wilsonton Shopping Centre where the men were taken into custody.

A 22-year-old South Toowoomba man has been charged with eight offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, enter dwelling and commit offence, enter premise with intent to commit indictable offence and receiving tainted property.

An 18-year-old Wacol man has been charged with 13 offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, enter dwelling and commit offence, enter premise with intent to commit indictable offence, attempted enter dwelling with intent, attempted enter premises with intent to commit and obstruct a police officer.

A 20-year-old Gailes man was charged with six offences including possessing dangerous drugs, possessing hazardous poisons, obstruct police, possession of a knife, threats and unlawful possession of suspected stolen property.

A 19-year-old Toowoomba man was charged with nine offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, armed robbery, stealing, attempted enter dwelling with intent, possess dangerous drug, possession of a knife and fail to dispose of syringe.

All four men were scheduled to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

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