Townsville teens' road rampage leaves police officer with spinal injuries amid 'astounding' spike in car thefts

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A group of youths who allegedly tried to ram police vehicles in a stolen four-wheel-drive during an hours-long road rampage in Townsville are taken into custody. It comes as Queensland's rate of vehicle theft jumps by nearly 50 per cent in the past four years.

A group of youths who allegedly tried to ram police vehicles in a stolen four-wheel-drive during an hours-long road rampage in Townsville have been taken into custody.Six youths are arrested after leading an hours-long road rampage through Townsville in a stolen 4WD

The crash resulted in two police officers in a marked police vehicle suffering head, spinal and back injuries. Criminologists have pointed to a surge in car theft in Queensland in recent years, bucking a national trend.

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Jenny Hill taking the piss. We've got no cards to play on the issue

I was caught in a traffic jam because of this laws need to change to hold these little angles to account,

Nothing to see here just a normal Townsville day. Good to see the Juvenile Justice Act is working well for us in Qld.

Won’t be a crime when the age of criminal responsibility is raised to 14 🙄.

It's a tragic perpetuating cycle. •Home life is dreadful under parental care. • Do a reasonable enough crime and get three square meals a day, a roof over your head and get to hang with your mates. • Get out... Nothing's changed. • Repeat. Time to break the cycle.

Meanwhile the disgraceful government can misuse the finite police resources to enforce idiotic state border control and moronic mask wearing in public.

QLD govt has a lot to answer for. Teens are out of control & Queenslanders & Police are the victims of a weak failed justice system. What's it going to take Premier, more death. AnnastaciaMP MarkRyanQLD 7NewsBrisbane 7NewsTownsville 9NewsQueensland couriermail QldPolice

It will be another case of a poor victim of society who doesn't understand that stealing and crashing cars is wrong 🙄

Follow Singapore...cane them. Tough love...

Revolving door and it seems no-one has a solution. The standard you ignore _____

You’ve got a problem with ice. There’s your root cause!

The ABC reads like any other reactionary trash news outlet these days. How about an article on investing in communities to provide youth with hope and opportunity.

So now it’s all about “teens” with horrendous driving records out on bail killing & injuring innocent people. But they are referred to as Children and punishment is non- existent

No surprise here.

Thanks Labor government and thanks to the morons who voted for them.

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