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Palmwoods man arrested after alleged crime spree from Maryborough to Caboolture

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A Sunshine Coast man has been charged after allegedly stealing multiple cars while armed with a weapon on the weekend.

Police allege that about 9pm on Saturday, the 32-year-old Palmwoods man approached another man with a bladed weapon outside a business on Alice Street, Maryborough.

He allegedly demanded keys to a Toyota HiLux before stealing the vehicle.

About 11pm that night the man allegedly entered a home on Maroochy Circuit, Yandina, threatening the residents with a bladed weapon and demanding keys to a Volkswagen Golf at the property.

The man allegedly stole the Volkswagen and drove south on the Bruce Highway.

Polair tracked the vehicle allegedly driving dangerously on the Bruce Highway towards Caboolture, through Burpengary and Deception Bay.

Police, with the assistance of specialist officers, located and arrested the man at a property on Palmwoods School Road in Palmwoods about 11.30pm on Sunday.

The Toyota was located at the Yandina address and the Volkswagen was located at the Palmwoods address. Both vehicles have been seized by police.

The man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a vehicle.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to reappear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on September 8.

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