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Armed robbery, stealing, and assault charges, Brisbane

Armed robbery, stealing, and assault charges, Brisbane
Brisbane City, Queensland · Queensland Police
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The release

Police have charged three teenagers following investigations into alleged armed robbery, stealing, and assault incidents in Brisbane yesterday, 29 October.

Around 4:16pm, three boys allegedly stole knives from a supermarket in Sunnybank Hills.

Soon after, the three teenagers allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle from a shopping centre car park in Calamvale.

Around 4:50pm, a 27-year-old person was allegedly assaulted by the three boys in the shopping centre car park in Calamvale.

The 27-year-old sustained minor injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment.

The teenagers left the scene on foot and later boarded a bus.

Around 5:33pm, it will be further alleged the teenagers approached a 14-year-old boy at a Holland Park bus station where they produced a knife and demanded the boy’s mobile phone.

A 14-year-old Logan Reserve boy and a 13-year-old Crestmead boy were located at a train station in Fruit Grove, where they allegedly attempted to evade police but were taken into custody a short time later.

Around 6:45pm a 14-year-old Slacks Creek boy was taken into custody at his home address.

The 14-year-old Slacks Creek boy was charged with one count each of stealing, attempted robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company, and attempted unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence in company.

The 14-year-old Logan Reserve boy was charged with one count each of stealing, armed robbery, obstruct police officer, attempted robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company, and attempted unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence in company.

The 13-year-old Crestmead boy was charged with one count each of stealing, robbery in armed company, obstruct police officer, attempted robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company, and attempted unlawful entry of vehicle for committing indictable offence in company.

— Queensland Police
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Crime in the Brisbane council area

Brisbane is a council area in Queensland with about 1,375,301 residents. It has a Crime Score 57 out of 100 (moderate), 138th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by break-ins (76th percentile), robbery (89th percentile), theft (91st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.

Violent
981 per 100k
Property
5,360 per 100k
Break-ins
708 per 100k
Theft
3,284 per 100k

See the full Brisbane crime profile

2017-18: 486 per 100,0002018-19: 488 per 100,0002019-20: 473 per 100,0002020-21: 552 per 100,0002021-22: 703 per 100,0002022-23: 801 per 100,0002023-24: 864 per 100,0002024-25: 957 per 100,0002025-26: 981 per 100,0002026-27: 234 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Brisbane, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 52% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Queensland.

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