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HomeNewsChaotic car chase ends in Doonan on Valentine's Day

Chaotic car chase ends in Doonan on Valentine’s Day

Police tracked down a man allegedly armed with a firearm in a chaotic car chase which came to a sudden end in Doonan on Valentine’s Day.

The chase began after police responded to a disturbance in Mountain Creek at about 11.35am on 14 February.

A 39-year-old Mountain Creek man was arrested without further incident in Doonan, and has since been charged with several offences.

These charges include seriously assaulting police, driving dangerously and unlicensed, going armed to cause fear, armed robbery, unlawfully entering a vehicle and possessing a weapon, and lastly having unauthorised medicine.

He was refused police bail and appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 15 February.

Anyone with information that may assist in ongoing investigations, including dashcam footage, is urged to contact police.

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