Premium Content Milton Plath reckons he attracts adventure. He was bitten by a black-tipped reef shark off Lady Musgrave Island - that left me with eight or nine holes in my leg - and stung by a jellyfish at Agnes Water. But nothing could have prepared the 22 year old for the events of Tuesday afternoon, when his was the sixth vehicle allegedly stolen during a spree which lasted nearly eight hours. Mr Plath was unaware of the reports an alleged armed man had stolen, firstly, a Toyota Landcruiser from Yeppoon and, next, a Ford Ranger from Gracemere. Police claim they were followed by the theft of a Nissan Dualis, west of Emerald, and then a silver Isuzu MU-X from Anakie.
Vehicle: Ford SUV Persons: He allegedly assaulted the 73-year-old owner of the SUV, and later collided with a Hyundai hatchback on Beezley St. The SUV was driven toward the outskirts of Emerald where police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device. The man fled the damaged car before allegedly assaulting a 52-year-old man in an Isuzu ute nearby. Police intervened and the man fled on foot.
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