Update 3: Robbery with violence charges, Sunnybank

Police have charged a third man in relation to a violent robbery in Sunnybank on December 27.
At 3.45am, a group of men approached two vehicles parked in a shopping centre off Mains Road.
Fearing for their safety, the four occupants of the vehicles gathered together into the Mitsubishi Magna as the group of men allegedly surrounded it.
Police will allege a woman was dragged out of the vehicle and assaulted, a car window smashed and a man repeatedly punched and kicked in the head.
It will be further alleged one of the group took the keys to the other parked vehicle, a white Honda Civic, before stealing it.
The other men fled on foot towards the northern end of the car park.
Both the man and the woman were transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for medical treatment.
An 18-year-old Kingston man appeared in Richlands Magistrates Court today charged with two counts each of robbery in

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Woman charged after incident on Southbank boadwalk

Police have charged a woman after she allegedly drove her car along a busy pedestrian boardwalk in South Brisbane yesterday.
It will be alleged that the woman drove to Brisbane from Atkinsons Dam when she allegedly drove through the Kurilpa parkway limited-access walkway and bicycle path around 6.50pm.
At the time, the boardwalk was busy with pedestrians and cyclists.
Police intercepted the vehicle and female driver was subjected to a roadside breath test. She allegedly returned a positive reading.
She was then transported to the Brisbane City Watch House where she underwent another test and returned a reading of 0.153 per cent.
A 40-year-old Atkinsons Dam woman has been given a Notice to Appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 13 to answer the charges of drink driving, driving without a licence and driving an unregistered vehicle.
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Update 2: Armed robbery and UUMV, Runcorn

A third man has been charged following investigations into an armed robbery in Runcorn on January 15.
It will be alleged at 9.30pm, four men attended a Comet Street address to view and test drive a car.
Two members of the group entered the vehicle along with a 33-year-old male resident of the address and his friend, a 21-year-old man.
It will be further alleged that during the test drive one of the males from the group produced a firearm and told the 21-year-old man to exit the car before he was punched in the head.
The 21-year-old and his 33-year-old friend exited the vehicle.
A 17-year-old Warner man has since been charged with armed robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault, stealing and receiving tainted property and is due to appear in Richlands Magistrates Court today.
An 18-year-old Kingston man is also due to appear in Richlands Magistrates Court today charged with two counts each

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