{"id":373468,"date":"2026-06-22T11:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=373468"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:36:42","slug":"food-van-stolen-with-man-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/06\/22\/food-van-stolen-with-man-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Van Stolen With Man Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>June 22, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murgon Show ended on a frightening note on Saturday night for the operators of a food van at the showgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>About 8:10pm, four people got into a silver Toyota Hilux utility, which had a food van attached.<\/p>\n<p>A 50-year-old man who tried to intervene was assaulted and forced from the vehicle.\u00a0 He received first aid at the scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Toyota Hilux was then driven off, with the food van still attached &#8230; and a 52-year-old man inside.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A police spokesperson said the food van became separated from the vehicle a short distance away, but the Toyota continued on its way.<\/p>\n<p>The man who was inside the van was not physically injured.<\/p>\n<p>Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the Toyota Hilux travelling in the Murgon or Cherbourg areas, or has relevant CCTV, dashcam or other vision, to contact Murgon Police or CrimeStoppers on 1800-333-000.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>UPDATE: Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with robbery with personal violence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and unlicensed driving.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on Monday and was due to appear later in the day in Kingaroy Children\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations are continuing into the involvement of other people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murgon Show ended on a frightening note on Saturday night for the operators of a food van at the showgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":300084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[28,1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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