Cairns crime: Rescue helicopter hunts stolen car
Police are tracking a stolen car through suburbs surrounding Cairns and have requested assistance from the Rescue 510 helicopter after an officer was almost run over this morning.
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Police tracked a stolen vehicle through the suburbs of Cairns and requested assistance from the Rescue 510 helicopter after an officer was almost run over on Wednesday morning.
At 10.10am officers interrupted a group breaking into a house at McGuane Cl, Brinsmead.
While fleeing the area in a late model Toyota Corolla, it’s alleged the driver of the car steered the vehicle toward a police officer.
The car was reported as driving dangerously on the wrong side of the road.
Police reportedly suspended a road pursuit of the car, with the chopper taking over tracking.
At 11am the Rescue 510 tracker revealed the aircraft doing loops over Kanimbla, Manunda and Mooroobool.
Originally published as Cairns crime: Rescue helicopter hunts stolen car
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