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Man Charged After Alleged Armed Robbery and Dangerous Driving in Stanthorpe - Stanthorpe, QLD
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A 28-year-old man has been charged after an alleged armed robbery near Warwick followed by a high-speed police pursuit through the Stanthorpe area.
A 28-year-old man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery and dangerous driving incident involving the Warwick and Stanthorpe areas.
Police allege the man entered a shed at a property in Silverwood, near Warwick, at about 10pm on 12 August while armed with a firearm. During the alleged incident, the property owner attempted to confront him, and police allege that a firearm was discharged before a quad bike was stolen.
The quad bike was later found abandoned on Blake Road.
Police say the investigation continued into the following day, when officers allegedly located the man in Stanthorpe at about 11am on 13 August.
Police allege he was driving a stolen Skoda station wagon at high speed along the New England Highway. The vehicle later stopped in the Willowvale area, where specialist police officers took the man into custody.
Police allege that two firearms were located inside the vehicle.
The man has been charged with 10 offences, including two counts each of unlawful possession of weapons and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Other charges include armed robbery, entering premises and committing an indictable offence, entering premises with intent to commit an indictable offence, stealing, possessing dangerous drugs, evasion and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is scheduled to appear at Warwick Magistrates Court on 14 August 2026.
The investigation covers incidents across the Southern Downs region, including Warwick, Stanthorpe and Willowvale.
The allegations have not been proven in court. The accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until a court determines otherwise.
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A 28-year-old man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery and dangerous driving incident involving the Warwick and Stanthorpe areas.
Police allege the man entered a shed at a property in Silverwood, near Warwick, at about 10pm on 12 August while armed with a firearm. During the alleged incident, the property owner attempted to confront him, and police allege that a firearm was discharged before a quad bike was stolen.
The quad bike was later found abandoned on Blake Road.
Police say the investigation continued into the following day, when officers allegedly located the man in Stanthorpe at about 11am on 13 August.
Police allege he was driving a stolen Skoda station wagon at high speed along the New England Highway. The vehicle later stopped in the Willowvale area, where specialist police officers took the man into custody.
Police allege that two firearms were located inside the vehicle.
The man has been charged with 10 offences, including two counts each of unlawful possession of weapons and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Other charges include armed robbery, entering premises and committing an indictable offence, entering premises with intent to commit an indictable offence, stealing, possessing dangerous drugs, evasion and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is scheduled to appear at Warwick Magistrates Court on 14 August 2026.
The investigation covers incidents across the Southern Downs region, including Warwick, Stanthorpe and Willowvale.
The allegations have not been proven in court. The accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until a court determines otherwise.
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