A bunch of younger boys has been arrested after allegedly stealing vehicles, threatening residents and ramming harmless drivers in a daylight crime spree.
Police alleged the group, aged 12 to 16, dedicated seven robberies between 6am and 9am in Brisbane's south.
The teenagers allegedly demanded cash and automotive keys from residents in Robertson in two separate incidents, and carried out a carjacking of a Mercedes-Benz in Tarragindi.
They then allegedly robbed a storage and threatened one other home-owner in Carindale earlier than their arrests in Coorparoo.
Resident Gavin Grant mentioned he noticed an SUV collide with one other automotive.
That harmless driver - an aged girl - was handled for shock however wasn't harm.
Residents had been earlier left shaken by the group allegedly casing their houses for unlocked vehicles.
Witness Ben Cannon mentioned he noticed males carrying balaclavas.
"This automotive had pulled up with the boot open, these guys jumped out with balaclavas and hammers," he mentioned.
In Tarragindi, one driver allegedly narrowly escaped being carjacked.
Neighbours instructed 9News the driving force was a P-plater, a 17-year-old woman who screamed for assist earlier than neighbours got here out to intervene and scared the group away.
Residents praised one another for his or her actions however not the federal government response.
They mentioned they had been pissed off by what they described as an escalating ranges of youth crime.
Cannon had additionally helped his neighbour, rugby star Toutai Kefu, as his house was invaded final 12 months, allegedly by a bunch of teenagers armed with knives.
"The behaviour I've witnessed personally once we had been concerned with the incident subsequent door to us was precisely the identical," he mentioned.
"The one distinction was daylight not darkish. They're smug and suppose they're working the present."
Queensland Opposition Chief David Crisafulli mentioned his occasion would act instantly on youth crime if in authorities.
"We will change the Youth Justice Act and ensure there are penalties and that begins with breach of bail and ensuring the rights of the sufferer comes earlier than the rights of the offender," Crisafulli mentioned.
The federal government maintains it has a tricky stance on juvenile offenders.
The group faces 60 prices and have been denied bail.
They are going to face a kids's courtroom at a later date.