Sen-Sgt Edwards said the Caloundra man and a friend later boxed in the vehicle at a 7-Eleven service station on Caloundra Rd. The (accused) … has reversed at speed and rammed the second vehicle in an attempt to flee, he said. The (accused) … was unable to free the stolen vehicle and fled on foot. The owner retrieved his car keys from the vehicle ignition while his friend gave chase. Police allegedly found the man a short distance away with stolen property from the car. The man is expected to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Thursday. It came after two people stole a Holden Rodeo from Regatta Cct in Noosaville at 1:50am.
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Subscriber only A 53-year-old woman has faced court charged with operating an illegal brothel from a Sunshine Coast motel. Yan Jiang appeared at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday after detectives in December closed an investigation into illegal sex work at Mooloolaba. Police at the time said $10,000 cash was seized near Brisbane Rd during the arrest of three Chinese nationals allegedly involved with the illegal brothel. Ms Jiang did not enter a plea on Wednesday to five charges including having an interest in premises used for the purposes of prostitution, knowingly carrying on the business of providing unlawful prostitution, knowingly participating in prostitution and possessing tainted property.
He said police found a three mobile phones and a black plastic lockbox inside the vehicle. Inside the lockbox, police located a large parcel wrapped in black plastic which contained a quantity of crystals, later found to weigh approximately 268g, Sen-Sgt Edwards said. Further to this, police located two plastic clip seal bags containing a quantity of crystals, later found to weigh 85g and 58g respectively. Presumptive testing of the contents identified it as methamphetamine. Sen-Sgt Edwards said the total weight of methamphetamine was 411g and said the haul had a potential street value of $300,000. He said police also found two plastic clip seal bags containing square blue tablets, each weighing about 41g, later identified as MDMA.