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Dangerous operation of a stolen vehicle at Townsville
Six children have been taken into custody after a stolen four-wheel drive was allegedly driven at high speed towards police and members of the public in Townsville this morning.
It is alleged at around 5.20am seven juveniles stole a Toyota Landcruiser Prado from a home in Kelso and were witnessed driving at high speed on the wrong side of the road and travelling through red traffic lights, forcing members of the public to take evasive action.
The vehicle continued to be driven at high speed through Townsville, allegedly attempting to ram a number of police cars.
06:39 EDT, 30 January 2021
Six children have been arrested and another is on the run after they allegedly took a stolen car on a dangerous joy ride through the streets of Townsville in north Queensland.
A Toyota Landcruiser was stolen from Kelso around 5.20am on Saturday, before it was spotted driving at high speed on the wrong side of the road, through red traffic lights.
Members of the public were forced to take action to avoid being hit, and the car unsuccessfully tried to ram several squad cars, police say.
One police officer was taken to hospital with head and spinal injuries after slamming into a pole during the incident
An MP fined $800 for his part in a
nightclub fight says he can t remember the violent encounter as the Premier refused to publicly reprimand his behaviour. But the father of a teenage boy killed by a coward punch who has spent 14 years campaigning for cultural change says Annastacia Palaszczuk should severely rebuke the first-term MP to send a message about the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence. Les Walker, 56, was yesterday fined $800 for public nuisance and banned for 10 days between 9pm and 5am from the Townsville Safe Night Precinct after an altercation just before 1am on Saturday in which he was knocked out.
An MP fined $800 for his part in a
nightclub fight says he can t remember the violent encounter as the Premier refused to publicly reprimand his behaviour. But the father of a teenage boy killed by a coward punch who has spent 14 years campaigning for cultural change says Annastacia Palaszczuk should severely rebuke the first-term MP to send a message about the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence. Les Walker, 56, was yesterday fined $800 for public nuisance and banned for 10 days between 9pm and 5am from the Townsville Safe Night Precinct after an altercation just before 1am on Saturday in which he was knocked out.