Central Queensland police are looking for a man who did his best to “disturb” a Holden Commodore, causing more than $ 100,000 in damage to a police yard during the trial.
Key points:
- The criminal is doing his best to catch the stolen car from the police yard in Rockhampton
- A detective says the car he had previously stolen had to be forensically examined
- He says the loader was also set on fire, causing more than $ 100,000 in damage
A Rockhampton detective says the thief grabbed a front loader from a Parkhurst business and drove it through the door of another business on Leichardt Street around 5:40 a.m. Sunday, May 15th.
A security camera filmed the loader pushing a flatbed crane parked out of the way of parked cars, including the Commodore, and the offender got out of the machine and set it on fire.
He then fled the scene at the 2017 Gray Holden Commodore.
Detective Sergeant Major Luke Peachey, an officer in charge of Rockhampton’s criminal investigation branch, said it appeared “considerable” planning had gone into the incident.
Detective Sergeant Major Luke Peachey is surprised that the assault was not reported at the time. (ABC Capricorn: Jasmine Hines)
“Anyone driving a front-end loader knows it’s not just an easy thing to be able to jump in and press go,” he said.
“The way they have driven this front loader would indicate that they have previous experience.”
Senior Sergeant Peachey said the bill for damages from the offender’s efforts was significant.
“The front loader caught fire, causing considerable damage,” he said.
“(It’s) over $ 100,000.”
Sergeant Major Peachey said the Commodore had been stolen earlier, but was recovered by police and in a courtyard.
“This [the car ] he had been arrested to assist us in further investigations to try to identify who had originally entered the house and had stolen the car, ”he said.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“It looks like these criminals were aware of this vehicle and still had the car keys of this vehicle and had entered this premises and used the stolen car keys to steal this motor vehicle again.”
Sergeant Major Peachey said police were unsure of the motive and that while there was only one man in the images of the detention yard, they did not rule out that there had been several criminals.
He said he was surprised that the riot in and around the courtyard did not attract attention and urged anyone with information or images from the dashboard to approach.
“Unfortunately, our first (knowledge) was when we were notified of the operating yard and informed of the entrance and entry,” said Det Snr Sergeant Peachey.
“It’s a devastating belief and that’s why we ask the public that there must be someone who knows something or has seen something.”
Posted 5 hours ago 5 hours agoDmec. May 25, 2022 at 3:55 am, updated 2 hours ago 2 hours agoWednesday, May 25, 2022 at 7:13 AM