Two charged after Manly West arrest over stolen vehicles

A man and a woman have been charged with property crime and stolen vehicle offences after police arrested them at Manly West on the afternoon of Tuesday 13 October.

Police allege the man stole a black Subaru Forester from a woman on Main Street, Beenleigh, at 7.30am on 7 October. The vehicle was found two days later on Amisfield Avenue, Nundah. He is also alleged to have stolen a white Toyota HiAce van from an address on Creek Road, Cannon Hill, around 11am on Monday 12 October. That vehicle was located the same afternoon at Andrews Street, Cannon Hill.

Around 8.50am on 13 October, police sighted an orange Kia Seltos bearing stolen registration plates on Wynnum Road, Tingalpa. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a carpark on Bage Street, Nundah, on 10 October. Officers, including specialist police and POLAIR, tracked it until it stopped at a Manly West service station around 1.45pm.

The driver, a 32-year-old Wynnum West man, has been charged with 14 offences. These include four counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, two counts each of possessing dangerous drugs and stealing, and one count each of robbery, evade police and enter premises and commit indictable offence. He was refused police bail and is due to appear in Cleveland Magistrates Court today, 14 October.

The passenger, a 30-year-old Wynnum West woman, has been charged with four offences, including one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and fraud. She is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 27 October.

Investigations are ongoing.

Anyone with information can contact Policelink 24 hours a day using the online suspicious activity form on the Policelink website or call 131 444. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at Quote reference number QP2602025480.