Police have charged two men following the alleged dangerous operation of a stolen car in Silkstone overnight.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 9.30pm, police sighted an alleged stolen car. The car fled and was located and monitored by Polair.
Stingers were deployed on the car in North Ipswich however the driver allegedly continued to drive the car at speed. The car was subject to two more stinger deployments in the Raceview area.
Despite slowing the car down, the driver allegedly failed to stop and continued to drive erratically causing other drivers to take evasive action.
Police vehicles surrounded the stolen car and the driver then allegedly hit the rear of a police car and collided with a parked car.
Two offenders fled from the car on foot and were arrested.
A police car was damaged but drivable and a police van sustained minor damage.
A 24-year-old man from Woodend was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, obstructing police and driving without a licence.
A 21-year-old man from Leichhardt was charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
They are due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on June 24.
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