July 3, 2026
Police are hunting car thieves who trashed at least 10 graves at Cherbourg Cemetery early on Friday morning.
Cherbourg Council CEO Chatur Zala said three stolen vehicles smashed through a fence and then were driven around the cemetery, smashing graves.
One of the stolen vehicles was later found burnt out behind the Cherbourg Council depot, while the other two were left smashed up.
Council staff were out early on Friday morning tidying up the cemetery, ahead of a burial due to take place on Monday.
CEO Zala said Cherbourg Council would pay to have the graves repaired.
“It is very disrespectful to our Elders and Cherbourg culture,” he said.
“It should be a place of peacefulness.”
A police spokesperson said police received reports about 4:30am that a fence and several headstones on Cemetery Road had been damaged after being driven over by a vehicle.
When officers arrived at the scene, they located a 2017 Toyota RAV4 which had been stolen from Duke Street in Kingaroy at about 3:30am.
Two other vehicles, a grey Honda Civic and a black Citroen C5, both stolen from Kingaroy and also believed to be linked to the offence, were located damaged in Cherbourg a short time later.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have relevant information, CCTV or dashcam vision that may assist to contact police.
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