Police dog sniffs out car theft suspect, Whitfield
Address:
Slathiel St
Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Category: Car Thefts
Feb 21, 2011.
A 15-year-old Cairns boy was arrested early on Sunday morning following the theft of a motor vehicle from a residence in Slathiel Street at Brinsmead. A sedan was allegedly stolen from the residence sometime between 11pm and 3am. A Police patrol intercepted the vehicle on McManus Street and two male occupants fled on foot. The Cairns Dog Squad attended and tracked the alleged offender to an address in Ponticello Street where he was located hiding in a garden bed. The boy was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, obstructing Police and trespass. He will be dealt with under the provisions of The Youth Justice Act 1992.
