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How six brazen teenage car thieves live-streamed their crimes on social media
Monday April 12, 2021
Six teenagers will face court on the Gold Coast after driving more than 200km an hour on the M1 in stolen cars – and livestreaming it all on social media.
Two Pol-Air helicopters tracked the car thieves while they sped at up to 200km/h along the Pacific Motorway (Qld Police image).
Police allege the passenger in one of the cars livestreamed the incident on Instagram.
They say it is an increasing trend among young people to showcase their crime sprees to online viewers.
Gold Coast District Acting Chief Superintendent Geoff Sheldon said members of the public…
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