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Townsville teens’ road rampage leaves police officer with spinal injuries amid ‘astounding’ spike in car thefts
A group of youths who allegedly tried to ram police vehicles in a stolen four-wheel-drive during an hours-long road rampage in Townsville have been taken into custody.
Key points:
- Six youths are arrested after leading an hours-long road rampage through Townsville in a stolen 4WD
- Vehicle theft has fallen nationwide by 5 per cent in the past four years but risen in Queensland by 48 per cent
- Two officers have suffered head, back and spinal injuries after losing control of their vehicle
The six children, aged between 17 and 12, allegedly ran amok on Saturday morning by driving on the wrong side of the road, running red lights and speeding — at one stage stopping to taunt officers at a police station.
The crash resulted in two police officers in…
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