Teens charged over car thefts

Around midnight, police began tracking a stolen Toyota Rav4 in Eagleby.

A tyre deflation device was successfully deployed, and the vehicle continued for some time before coming to a stop near Fryar Road.

The occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene in a second stolen vehicle, a Skoda sedan.

The stolen vehicle was tracked along the Pacific Motorway to the New South Wales border, and through southern Gold Coast suburbs.

The vehicle came to a stop near Christine Avenue in Burleigh Heads around 3am and six people were taken into custody.

No one was injured.

The grey 2013 Toyota Rav4 was allegedly stolen from Oak Avenue at Surfers Paradise sometime between 4am and 7.30am on March 23.

The silver 2014 Skoda Superb sedan was allegedly stolen from Cumberland Place at Parkinson, around 10.30pm on March 18.

A 16-year-old girl from Biggera Waters was charged with two counts of unlawful use of motor vehicles aircraft or vessels.

A 13-year-old boy from Pimpama was charged with two counts of unlawful use of motor vehicles aircraft or vessels.

A 15-year-old boy from Robina was charged with four counts of unlawful use of motor vehicles aircraft or vessels.

A 14-year-old boy from Main Beach was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of unlawful possession of suspected stolen property.

A 14-year-old boy from Varsity Lakes was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and one count of driving of motor vehicle without driver licence.

A 14-year-old boy from Paradise Point was charged with two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

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