Police in Townsville, Australia, charge five juveniles over vehicle thefts, including a 14-year-old girl

Police have charged five juveniles after a break-in and a series of vehicle thefts at Bushland Beach and Gulliver on Monday, 26 October. This report concerns one of those juveniles, a 14-year-old girl. The other four juveniles were older than 14.

Police allege that at about 12.15am, offenders entered a house on Daintree Drive, Bushland Beach, and took keys to a Toyota RAV4 and a Ford Everest parked at the address. They allegedly fled in the vehicles. Police further allege that around 5.30am the offenders stole a Mazda BT50 on Leeds Street, Gulliver.

Police said POLAIR spotted the Ford Everest allegedly being driven dangerously in the Garbutt area at about 3.45pm. A tyre deflation device was successfully deployed, and a short time later the vehicle stopped on Langton Street, Garbutt. Police said five occupants fled on foot. One of them, a 16-year-old boy, is alleged to have approached a woman nearby and demanded her keys. The Mazda BT50 was located on Bridgewater Drive, Condon, at about 10pm on 28 October.

The 14-year-old Garbutt girl has been charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of receiving tainted property. The source material does not state whether she has been arrested, appeared in court, entered a plea, or been sentenced, and it does not specify which vehicle the charges relate to.

Accountability for what a young person is accused of doing is part of justice (Luke 12:48). Anyone with information for police can submit it through Policelink’s online suspicious activity form at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting, available 24 hours a day. Information can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

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