Overview
- Police allege the theft happened between April 1 and 3 at a Texas Yelarbon Road farm, with 1,000 litres siphoned into a bulk container on the back of a ute.
- Officers, helped by locals, found the 59-year-old on a Cunningham Highway property Monday and charged him with one count of stealing.
- Investigators say the suspect arrived in a 2006 Holden Crewman utility and pumped diesel from a storage unit into an intermediate bulk container before leaving.
- Queensland Police released body‑worn camera video of the arrest that shows a calm exchange as officers question the man about the missing diesel.
- The accused is due in Goondiwindi Magistrates Court on April 22, and police urged farmers to use locks, lighting, cameras, and regular fuel checks as diesel prices push past $3 a litre.