(Photo: QPS)
(Photo: Alice Greenup)
October 22, 2018
Police are hunting a stolen silver-grey 2006 Toyota LandCruiser ute involved in violent incidents in the South Burnett on Monday morning.
The last confirmed sighting was at Ban Ban Springs where it was involved in a fuel-drive off at the service station.
Registration is 189-JHY.
Police have urged residents not to approach the vehicle as the occupants – a man and woman – are armed with a rifle.
The farm ute was stolen from Rick Greenup’s property at Ironpot early on Monday morning.
Officer-in-charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant David Tierney, said a co-offender following the LandCruiser in a Toyota Prado – stolen earlier from Toowoomba – were then involved in a rollover on the Kingaroy-Burrandowan Road.
QAS was called to this incident at 11:16am but paramedics did not treat anyone at the scene.
Snr Sgt Tierney said the LandCruiser was involved in a second incident during which a member of the public’s 4WD was rammed, hitting a tree, and the driver threatened with a rifle.
No one was physically injured.
The LandCruiser driver, a 30-year-old man, is described as Caucasian, about 195cm tall with a solid build and brown hair.
His passenger, an 18-year-old woman, is described as Caucasian, about 160cm tall with a proportionate build and brown hair.
Extensive police patrols were launched in the Durong and Ironpot areas.
The LandCruiser was seen at 11:30am at the intersection of Freshwaters Road and Burrandowan Road.
Members of the public should immediately call Triple Zero (000) if they spot the vehicle.
[UPDATED: Originally published as “Hunt For Armed Man”]
It is NOT this colour, this is very misleading. It is a silver grey. It has just been spotted at Ban Ban Springs.