Police have charged a 13-year-old girl over a series of alleged incidents involving a stolen car in Townsville yesterday.
Police will allege the teenager and a 16-year-old girl were seen driving erratically at high speeds in a vehicle stolen during a burglary of a house in Bellingham Crescent at Kirwan.
“At about 7.30am, a 13-year-old girl is alleged to have pumped fuel into the vehicle before fleeing without paying at an Ingham Road service station,” Queensland Police said in a statement.
Police say a 50-year-old Vincent man began to film the vehicle and its occupants in Hodges Crescent when one girl threw a tyre iron at him.
Officers were forced to deploy road spikes to intercept the vehicle on Tuffley Street in Garbutt. The girls reportedly ran from the vehicle but were arrested a short distance away.
“The 13-year-old was charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, stealing and common assault,” QPS said.
She is due to appear in the Townsville Children’s Court later today.
“A 16-year-old girl was charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing and is due to appear in the Townsville Children’s Court December 16.”
Police say they would like to speak to any witnesses or anyone with footage relevant to their investigation.
