UUMV and property crime arrests, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast

Two men and a woman in their 20s have been arrested in connection with multiple alleged property crimes after police tracked a stolen vehicle between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast on October 22.

Officers first became aware of the stolen Nissan Patrol station wagon at around 3.30pm while it was driving in the Upper Kidron area. One person in the vehicle was allegedly armed with a knife.

The vehicle was tracked by Polair heading north, allegedly at speed towards the Sunshine Coast, before a tire deflation device was successfully deployed at Cooroy.

A short time later, the Nissan stopped near the Bruce Highway at Cooroy and two occupants, a man and a woman, fled into bushland before being arrested nearby.

The vehicle continued north into Federal before coming to rest in brush off the Old Bruce Highway.

The male driver fled the scene on foot before being arrested nearby around 5:40 p.m.

After the vehicle stopped, it caught fire and caused a subsequent grass fire, which was extinguished by emergency services.

The Nissan was initially stolen from an address in Murarri on the same day.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information that could help is asked to contact police.