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CAR thieves were caught in the act when the owner heard his car alarm screeching at 2am and went to investigate.
The victim’s Holden Commodore had rolled down a driveway and struck a parked car, Ipswich Magistrates Court heard.
The two offenders, a defacto couple, fled the scene but crashed and were arrested.
Michael James Rooney, 39, appeared from jail via video-link and pleaded guilty to unlawful entry of a motor vehicle at night in Redbank Plains on September 19 2020; going armed to cause fear; unlawful entry; trespass; wilful damage to a glass panel; and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.