Two local youths have been charged with car thefts after recent incidents in Mount Isa.
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At about 9.45pm on Tuesday, July 6, it is alleged a group of youths were tampering with the front gate of a Trainor Street address.
CCTV depicts a boy entering the yard, moving a motorbike from a rear patio and placing it just inside the front gate.
The boys fled when they were disrupted by a witness.
At about 10.40pm on Sunday, July 11, it is alleged two male youths attended a Miles Street motel carpark, entered an unlocked vehicle and attempted to start it.
CCTV depicts the vehicle appearing to stall a number of times and roll backwards into a pole. Both boys exited the vehicle and fled.
A 15-year-old Healy boy charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and trespass. He is due to appear in the Mount Isa Childrens Court at a later date.
A 15-year-old Happy Valley boy has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle and wilful damage.
He was further charged with the alleged stealing of a money tin from a Simpson Street kiosk on June 17 and with affray, relating to his alleged involvement in a large street disturbance on May 15.
He is due to appear in the Mount Isa Childrens Court at a later date.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
