A combined police operation led to the arrest of two youths who were charged with a string of criminal offences, including the alleged armed robbery of the Freedom Fuels Service Station, Noosaville on 3 August, and a number of related burglary and stolen vehicle offences at both Noosa Waters and Pelican Waters.
Officers from the Logan Tactical Crime Squad and Police Dog Squad apprehended the youths after conducting a search of a dwelling in Woodridge on 10 August. Police allege one of the youths fled the dwelling via a rear bathroom window, prior to being taken into custody by dog squad officers.
A 16-year-old Woodridge boy has been charged with 16 offences, including robbery with actual violence, whilst armed and in company, five burglary offences, eight stolen vehicle offences along with stealing and receiving tainted property.
A second 16-year-old boy has been charged with 24 offences, including robbery, burglary and commit indictable offence, 10 other burglaries or attempted burglaries, five unlawful use of motor vehicle, enter premise and commit indictable offence, stealing and two fraud offences.
Both youths have been remanded in custody and will appear in the Brisbane Children’s Court on 24 September.
In addition police have charged an 18-year-old Gympie man, 17-year-old Eatons Hill boy and 15-year-old Boronia Heights boy with a string of burglary and stolen vehicle offences in Sunshine Beach and Peregian Springs in late July.
A 28-year-old Kallangur man has been charged and appeared in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on 12 August in relation to 14 charges including burglary alternatively receiving stolen property, dangerous conduct with a weapon, serious drugs and weapons charges.
The man was taken into custody after a firearm related incident allegedly occurred at Kallangur.
Police said investigations into the incident linked it to property from a Sunshine Coast burglary.
“We are continuing to gather evidence against a number of other associates also believed responsible for these offences and are confident they too will face prosecution in due course.” Noosa Heads police officer in charge Ben Carroll said.
