Police were able to use a stolen ute’s tracking device to help locate it in Ipswich this morning, after it was stolen from Brisbane overnight.
The ute was allegedly stolen from a Corunna Street business in Albion sometime after midnight, after a man broke into its tool box and found a spare key inside.
Officers were able to determine the ute had been driven to a Collins Street address in Collingwood attended to execute a search warrant around 11am.
When police arrived, the vehicle allegedly drove around a tyre deflation device (commonly known as stingers) that had been pre-deployed, with the vehicle driving through the front yard of a home on Collingwood Park Drive.
It is further alleged that the ute continued to be driven dangerously towards Redbank, and following a short pursuit, police located it abandoned in Middle Park.
Patrolling crews located the driver shortly after walking nearby, who still had the keys to
