Robbery with violence, traffic crash – Gold Coast

Three boys, two aged 17 and one aged 16, are in police custody following the alleged robbery of a ride share operator at Coomera and a traffic crash at Ormeau overnight.

Around 11.10pm a 31-year-old ride share driver was returning to his Toyota Camry at a service station on the M1 at Coomera when it is alleged three males assaulted him and stole his car.

The driver was not seriously injured during the robbery.

A short time later at 11.30pm the stolen Toyota Camry was involved in a traffic crash on the M1 at Ormeau.

It is alleged the stolen Toyota Camry was in company with a stolen Hyundai Kona on the M1 northbound when the Kona vehicle allegedly clipped a Toyota Rav before rolling and coming to rest on the centre guard rail. A Hyundai…