Toowoomba police arrest 10 people on 105 charges linked to July crime spree

After crashing a stolen car, a group of young offenders called an Uber to take them home.

This Audi was stolen from an East Toowoomba home in July 12, 2025.

An alleged offender’s wild crime spree has come to an end after he was arrested and charged with 38 offences.

Toowoomba police will allege Jamara Henningsen broke into multiple homes since the start of the month, stealing vehicles and terrorising the city.

It is further alleged that the 22-year-old is linked to the theft of a 2021 black Audi RS Q3 that was stolen from an East Toowoomba home on July 13 and dumped at Bunnings on Ruthven Street on Wednesday.

The young man’s charges were briefly mentioned in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody.

Included in his 38 charges are 12 counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, along with dangerous driving, burglary and entering premises.

He is one of 10 alleged offenders police have arrested in recent days.

They include four teens who allegedly crashed a Subaru Forester in Murphys Creek on Wednesday.

The car was one of two vehicles stolen from Oakey Hospital on July 12.

In a sign of how brazen the alleged thieves were, they called an Uber to the crash site and had it take them to a Highfields address.

Police tracked the teens to the property and arrested two of them, a 17-year-old Newtown girl and a 15-year-old Wilsonton boy, while another two were taken to the Toowoomba Hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries suffered in the crash.

“Police will be following up with these teens,” Toowoomba CIB Senior Sergeant Paul McCusker said.

The remaining alleged offenders are charged with a wide variety of property, drug and weapons offences.

A 15-year-old boy is charged with 21 offences including entering a premises, unlawful possession of a rifle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

A 31-year-old-woman, who police allege attempted to sell the stolen Audi, is also charged with robbery and deprivation of liberty after she threatened an associate and demanded money.

Snr Sgt McCusker said while police would spare no resources in arresting offenders, the community also had its part to play in ensuring their homes and cars were secure.

“One of the vehicles stolen from an Oakey convenience store was left unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and the motor running while the owner was in the store,” he said.

“Even if you leave your car unlocked for a short time you are exposing yourself to becoming a victim of crime.

“We want to remind people to lock their cars at all times.”