Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole a car from a woman feeding her baby at Maroochydore on 2 September, charging him with more than 20 offences committed between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
It will be alleged that the man broke into a number of Brisbane addresses on 1 September, stealing vehicles from Morningside, Kedron and Gordon Park.
It is further alleged that on Sunday morning, around 6.20am, the same man broke into a home at Minyama and stole a Landcruiser.
The Landcruiser was then witnessed allegedly travelling at speed on the wrong side of the Nambour Connection Road, forcing other drivers to take evasive action.
After abandoning the Landcruiser in Woombye around 9.20am, the man then allegedly broke into a Woombye residence where he was confronted by a woman.
The man grabbed her, demanding car keys, before fleeing the scene in another Landcruiser.
That vehicle was abandoned at Buddina where the man entered another home and made threats to the occupants, before stealing their Landcruiser.
He drove the stolen car to a shopping centre at Maroochydore, then on foot approached a woman sitting in a car feeding a baby.
The man allegedly ordered the woman and infant from the vehicle before fleeing the scene in the car.
Police conducted immediate patrols of the area, tracking the car through the Maroochydore, Buderim and Sippy downs area as it allegedly was driven dangerously at speed, through red lights.
The stolen vehicle stopped at Sippy Downs where the alleged driver, a 35-year-old man, was immediately taken into custody.
He has since been charged with more than 20 offences including armed robbery (use personal violence) and unlawful use of motor vehicle.
He was remanded in custody and was due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 4 November.
