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Some of the damage done at Cherbourg Cemetery on Thursday night (Photos: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 3, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police are hunting car thieves who trashed at least 10 graves at Cherbourg Cemetery early on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg Council CEO Chatur Zala said three stolen vehicles smashed through a fence and then were driven around the cemetery, smashing graves.<\/p>\n

One of the stolen vehicles was later found burnt out behind the Cherbourg Council depot, while the other two were left smashed up.<\/p>\n

Council staff were out early on Friday morning tidying up the cemetery, ahead of a burial due to take place on Monday.<\/p>\n

CEO Zala said Cherbourg Council would pay to have the graves repaired.<\/p>\n

“It is very disrespectful to our Elders and Cherbourg culture,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It should be a place of peacefulness.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Police are appealing to anyone who may have relevant information, CCTV or dashcam vision that may assist to contact police.<\/p>\n

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