Five arrested over crime spree

Five people will face over 45 charges following a hit and run in Cooroy that left much-loved local Sergeant Mal Scott with leg injuries.
Police have today announced the five people were charged following Operation Papa Glimpse in the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay districts.
The operation focused on a number of robbery, stealing, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and arson offences in the Sunshine Coast, Gympie and Wide Bay areas over the past weeks including the break and enter at Mitre 10 Cooroy on Monday (2 January) where Sgt Scott was struck by a vehicle.
Police will allege a man wanted for questioning in relation to the operation evaded officers in a vehicle in Gympie on the afternoon of 4 January and a number of police vehicles were damaged when officers attempted to intercept the vehicle.
The man was taken into custody at the scene and Detectives executed a series of search warrants over the past 24 hours in the Gympie area which has resulted in a number of other people being taken into custody.
As a result of the operation, police seized two rifles, cash, a large amount of alleged stolen property including a motorcycle, drugs and drug paraphernalia.
A 23-year-old Gympie man has been charged with over 30 offences including serious assault of a police officer, possession of firearms, possession of dangerous drugs and a number of stealing and driving related charges and is due in Gympie Magistrates Court today (Friday 6 January).
A 25-year-old Gympie man has been charged with 10 offences including drug possession, possession of tainted property and driving related charges and is due in Gympie Magistrates Court today.
A 28-year-old Gympie woman has been charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and is due in the Gympie Magistrates Court on 23 January.
A 21-year-old Gympie man has been charged with one count each of robbery in company, unlawful use of a motor vehicle driving without a licence and is due to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court today and a 22-year-old Gympie man has been charged with three drug offences.
Following the hit and run incident, Sgt Scott was taken to Nambour Hospital where he was treated for crush injuries to his legs and was discharged later that day.