Woman allegedly rams two police vehicles with stolen car
By Dominique Tassell
A woman has allegedly reversed a stolen car into two police vehicles outside a Hungry Jack’s in Ipswich.
Police approached the car in the car park outside the fast food restaurant about 11.20pm on Monday.
The 36-year-old woman reversed into one of the police vehicles, before accelerating and hitting the other police car.
She and a 28-year-old man sitting in the passenger seat were arrested.
She was charged with one count each of damaging an emergency vehicle when operating a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possessing tainted property, receiving tainted property, driving without a licence, and using, or permitting the use of a vehicle for which a number plate attached given granted for another vehicle.
He has been charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen from a Shailer Park address on October 27, but had the number plates of another car stolen on October 6.
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