August 7, 2025
A 19-year-old Cherbourg man has been charged with a 20 offences – including four counts of armed robbery – following a crime spree in Kingaroy on Tuesday.
A police spokesperson said about 4:30pm a woman was walking to her vehicle in a car park on Windsor Circle when it is alleged she was approached by a man who threatened her with a knife to hand over her car keys.
The woman complied and the man allegedly attempted to steal the victim’s car however he was unsuccessful and left the scene on foot.
The 53-year-old woman was not injured.
About 5:00pm, it is alleged the same man entered a Windsor Circle property through a back door where he threatened a woman with a knife, demanding her car keys.
The man then left the property in the victim’s car driving a short distance before abandoning the vehicle.
The 49-year-old woman was not injured.
About 5:05pm, it is alleged the man entered a James Street property through an unlocked door threatening two women with a knife.
He then left the scene with cash stolen from one of the victim’s handbags.
Both women were unharmed.
Ten minutes later, a woman was sitting inside her vehicle on First Avenue when she was allegedly approached by the man demanding she get out of her vehicle.
When she refused, it is alleged he grabbed her by the arm pulling her from the vehicle before leaving the scene in the victim’s car, a 2016 Holden Colorado.
The 48-year-old woman was not injured.
The vehicle was later found abandoned on Walter Road in Kingaroy.
About 1:55am on Wednesday, police observed a 2024 Toyota Rav4 allegedly travelling at high speed through the Youngman and Haly streets intersection in Kingaroy.
After further investigations police located both the vehicle and male driver in Cherbourg about 7:00am, where he was arrested and taken into custody.
It is alleged the vehicle was stolen after keys were taken from inside a Railway Terrace address earlier that night.
The 19-year-old man has been charged with 20 offences including four counts of armed robbery, three counts of trespass, two counts each of attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle, enter dwelling with intent, attempted armed robbery, stealing and driving a motor vehicle without a licence and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and enter premises and commit indictable offence.
He was expected to appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Thursday.
UPDATE: Alonzo Purcell was remanded in custody, with the matter adjourned to October 10.
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