Two Arrested and Charged Following Cross-Border Property and Weapons Offences

A 37-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were arrested on October 1 in Palgrave, Queensland, and charged with multiple offences relating to alleged property and weapons crimes committed across the Darling Downs District and Northern New South Wales.

According to Queensland Police, the pair allegedly stole a 2013 Toyota LandCruiser from a North Branch address on August 25. Police further allege that on August 31, the individuals broke into a shed at a Pikedale property and stole a firearm.

Authorities stated that on September 4, the pair broke into a residence in Goldfields and threatened an 82-year-old woman before fleeing the scene. The woman did not sustain physical injuries.

The stolen Toyota was subsequently located on September 6 at Toms Close in Goondiwindi. Police allege that the pair stole a Mazda 6 from a Goondiwindi property on the same day.

On October 1, police responded to reports of an abandoned vehicle on Pikedale Road in Palgrave, where officers reportedly found the two individuals attempting to refuel the stolen Mazda. Both suspects were taken into custody at the scene.

The 37-year-old man, from Boggabilla, faces 26 charges, including 10 counts of entering premises and committing an indictable offence, eight counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, two counts of serious assault of police, two counts of wilful damage, and single counts of unlawful possession of a category C weapon, possessing dangerous drugs, entering a dwelling with intent, and receiving tainted property. He is scheduled to appear in Goondiwindi Magistrates Court on October 7.

The 22-year-old woman, from Goondiwindi, has been charged with nine offences, including two counts of unlawful use of motor vehicles intended for an indictable offence in the night in company, two counts of obstructing police, and single counts of entering premises and committing an indictable offence by break, unlawful possession of a category C weapon, possessing dangerous drugs, entering a dwelling with intent by break at night in company, and wilful damage. She is due to appear in Goondiwindi Magistrates Court on November 11.

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