July 29, 2020

A man has been arrested in Blackbutt following the alleged theft of a milk truck in Toowoomba on Wednesday morning.

Police will allege the vehicle was parked in the loading bay at a shopping centre in Margaret Street with the engine running when a it was stolen about 4:30am.

The vehicle was found crashed at Crows Nest a short time later.

A police spokesperson said the man obtained a lift from the scene from a passing motorist who later reported the incident to police.

Police arrested the man at Blackbutt.

A 30-year-old Kearneys Spring man has been charged with stealing a vehicle, possess utensils and fail to take reasonable care in respect of a syringe.

He is due to face Toowoomba Magistrates Court on August 28.


 

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