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Three Teens Charged After Brisbane–Gold Coast Home Invasions as Hunt for More Suspects Continues

Police say the group used a stolen Jeep during break-ins now under wider investigation.

Police have arrested a group of teenagers allegedly connected to a string of home invaders.
Three teens have been charged over an alleged violent home invasion spree, with police warning more arrests are likely.
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Overview

  • Three teenagers have been charged after the alleged spree, with two others released without charge as officers search for more youths.
  • The charged youths include an 18-year-old facing six offences, a 17-year-old facing 14, and a 16-year-old facing 14 that police also link to nine earlier crimes in Brisbane’s south.
  • The arrests Wednesday across Brisbane’s southside and the Gold Coast followed a days-long search that used the dog squad.
  • Police allege the group operated from a white 2017 Jeep stolen from Kingscliff, then hit homes in Rochedale, Calamvale and Robina over March 30 to 31.
  • In Rochedale, a woman in her 60s was threatened with a knife and suffered a fractured finger, with other incidents in Calamvale and Robina involving a stolen Mercedes and a minor assault, and police now urge anyone with dashcam or CCTV to share footage.