Five people have been arrested after police converged on Gordonvale near Cairns this afternoon in response to a stolen car allegedly being driven at high speed.
At around 2pm a red Jeep Cherokee taken during a burglary at Mooroobool on March 20 failed to stop for police as it travelled along the Bruce Highway at Euramo.
It is further alleged at around 3.10pm the vehicle was driven dangerously on the Bruce Highway through South Innisfail, overtaking multiple cars across double white lines and proceeding through a red light.
Police continued to track the Jeep as it travelled towards Cairns at high speed.
A tyre deflation device was deployed by Babinda officers in the vicinity of Telecom Road however was unsuccessful.
With aerial assistance police were able to continue to monitor the Jeep as it travelled at speed onto Mulgrave River Bridge where officers deployed a second set of stingers.
The vehicle’s tyres were stung and it
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