Armed robbery charges, Dutton Park
Police have charged a man after the alleged armed robbery and theft of a motor vehicle in Dutton Park yesterday.
It will be alleged just after 4am a man armed with a firearm tapped on a window of a red Holden Commodore station wagon parked on TJ Doyle Memorial Drive where a 54-year-old man was sleeping in the backseat.
The man made demands for the car and keys. The 54-year-old complied and was not injured.
The man drove off in the vehicle south towards Fairfield Park.
Around 2pm police observed a man driving the stolen vehicle in Villa Street at Yeronga. The man exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
Officers engaged in a short foot pursuit which resulted in the man being arrested without incident at nearby railway tracks.
A 31-year-old Yeronga man has been charged with armed robbery, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
He is due to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
Anyone with further information or dashcam of the red Commodore is urged to contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
Quote this reference number: QP2100032644.
