Arrest in Cooktown after hire car goes missing for a week
Police News
A Cooktown man has been charged with multiple offences after a white MG was rented in North Cairns and then disappeared.
The MG3 was due to be returned to the car-hire business on Wednesday, May 28, with police recovering the car a week later from a Cooktown home on Wednesday, June 4.
Police arrested a 41-year-old man and charged him with multiple offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, stealing and drug possession.
Police allege the man has committed a range of offences between May 3 and June 4 in the Cooktown and Manunda areas.
He is due to appear at Cooktown Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 2.
If you have information for police about this or any other incident, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersqld.com.au.
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