A MAN who allegedly stole a car from a shopping centre carpark during a police chase has been arrested.
The man, aged 25 from Sippy Downs, was charged with driving dangerously through Browns Plains.
Police said at about 5.30pm Saturday they saw a silver Holden Commodore driving along Browns Plains Road without registration plates.
They will allege officers attempted to intercept the vehicle when it performed a burnout, before accelerating away.
Polair monitored the car throughout the Logan area.
Around 6.30pm, the man allegedly parked the car at a shopping centre in Boronia Heights, before stealing a white Jeep.
Police successfully punctured the tyres of the car, causing it to come to a halt on Chambers Flat Road where the man was arrested.
The man was charged with two counts each of dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicating substance and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He has also been charged with one count each of evasion, burglary and driving a car without registration plates.
He has been denied police bail and is scheduled to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today, May 4.


