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A 15-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offences after an alleged incident in a Sunshine Coast town on Friday morning.

Police were called to reports of people allegedly attempting to break into a home on Mill Street at Landsborough around 8.20am.

The group reportedly left the scene in a silver Subaru Crosstrek, allegedly stolen from a Bracken Ridge address sometime after 5am.

Police tracked the car to a business on Steve Irwin Way, Glenview where they took one boy into custody.

A 15-year-old Fitzgibbon boy has been charged with one count each of enter dwelling and commit, dangerous operation of a vehicle, face masked with intent commit indictable offence, stealing, possessing dangerous drugs, possess tainted property and two counts of unlawful use of motor vehicle and driving of motor vehicle without a driver licence.

He is due to appear in Maroochydore Childrens Court on September 16.

Two additional people, believed to also be involved in the initial incident, remain outstanding.

Anyone with information or relevant vision of the Mill Street, Landsborough or Steve Irwin Way, Glenview areas at the time are urged to contact police.

No one was injured in the incident.

Investigations are ongoing.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at police.qld.gov.au/reporting. Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestoppersqld.com.au. Quote this reference number: QP2501596374

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