A Chermside driver was taken to hospital after police alleged two vehicles were stolen and several others were targeted across Brisbane, with a 35-year-old Spring Hill man later arrested in Alderley.
Chermside Driver Injured During Alleged Vehicle Theft Incident
A 35-year-old Spring Hill man has been charged with 25 offences after police alleged two vehicles were stolen and several others were targeted across Brisbane on 13 May.
Police alleged the incident began about 8am at a Chelmer home, where a man threatened a woman with a knife before stealing a blue BMW coupe. The woman was not physically injured.
The BMW was later sighted at 1:45pm on Kittyhawk Drive in Chermside. Police alleged the driver then got out of the vehicle and stole a white Audi A1.
The Audi’s driver, a 67-year-old man, was injured during the incident and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
POLAIR Tracks Audi Through Chermside and Stafford
Police said the Audi was tracked by POLAIR as it travelled at speed through Chermside and Stafford.
During that period, police alleged the man attempted to steal at least five other vehicles at knifepoint.
The alleged sequence moved from Chelmer to Chermside and Stafford before ending in Alderley, where police arrested the man about 1:52 pm near the intersection of South Pine Road and Farrington Street.
At the time of the arrest, police alleged he was attempting to steal another vehicle.
Spring Hill Man Charged With 25 Offences
The man was charged with three counts each of dangerous operation of a vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and attempted unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.
He was also charged with two counts each of wilful damage, attempted armed robbery, breach of a domestic violence order, and attempted robbery with violence.
Further charges include one count each of robbery with violence, evade police, obstruct police, threats, and stealing.
Police bail was refused, and the man was due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 14 May.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Policelink or provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Published 18-May-2026
