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Teen Charged After Stolen Mustang Tracked Across Gold Coast and Logan

Police say several occupants fled in another car.

Overview

  • Police arrested a 15-year-old at a Woodridge home after a blue Mustang stolen from Minyama was tracked across southeast Queensland.
  • Officers say the keys were taken from inside a Minyama house before the Mustang was driven through suburbs from Mango Hill to the Gold Coast.
  • A police helicopter followed the car across major motorways, and tyre-deflation devices stopped it in Underwood before it was abandoned in a Kingston Road car park.
  • CCTV from a Gold Coast driveway shows a hooded person carrying a large knife and trying to start an unlocked car during the spree, according to police.
  • The boy is charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and is due in Beenleigh Children’s Court, while police seek tips via Policelink or Crime Stoppers.