Ipswich detectives have charged two teenagers following investigations into an alleged ram raid at a Springfield Central shopping centre in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 3.
Police will allege a vehicle stolen from a Norfolk Street, Springfield Lake home in the evening of November 2 was driven into the roller doors of the Main Street shopping centre shortly before 1am Sunday.
Police will allege the vehicle, containing three males, crashed through the doors and came to rest inside the centre. The offenders then smashed their way inside a jewellery store using crowbars before smashing display cabinets and stealing jewellery.
Hearing the commotion, a 39-year-old female cleaner attended the scene and was allegedly confronted by one of the males who was holding a knife.
Three male contractors working nearby came to the woman’s assistance.
A brief struggle ensued between the three male offenders as the contractors tried to prevent them leaving in the stolen
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