Logan Central man and teenage boy charged after police chase

A 21-year-old Logan Central man and 14-year-old boy have been charged, following an incident involving an allegedly stolen vehicle at Elimbah in the Moreton Bay region on Monday night.

Around 8.20pm police located a LDV SUV station wagon, allegedly stolen from Coopers Plains on Australia Day, in a carpark on Beerburrum Road.

When officers pulled over near the vehicle, it’s alleged the driver reversed into the police vehicle and drove away.

Polair tracked the vehicle to Beerburrum-Woodford Road, where a Tyre Deflation Device was successfully deployed, puncturing the station wagon’s four tyres.

The vehicle continued onto Beerburrum Road, allegedly driving onto the wrong side of the road, before crashing into a stationary police vehicle at the intersection of Soldier Road.

The station wagon then left the roadway and crashed into a tree.

The four occupants ran from the vehicle and were taken into custody a short time later. They sustained minor injuries and were treated by paramedics.

The Logan Central man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police and driving without a license.

The teenage boy has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and will appear before Wynnum Children’s Court.

A 41-year-old police officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries.