Dramatic day: Police hunt down suspected criminals from Brisbane to coast

Two men and a woman in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of multiple property crimes after a dramatic day on the Sunshine Coast.

Police tracked the stolen vehicle between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast yesterday afternoon.

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 a police helicopter heading north, believed to be speeding 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 and was arrested nearby around 5:40 p.m.

After the car stopped, it caught fire and caused a subsequent grass fire, which was extinguished by 11 fire crews.

The house was under threat, but it was saved by fires.

Earlier that day, the Nissan was stolen from Murarri.

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