SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A man left a trail of destruction
as he used a mechanical digger to smash his way into a
motorcycle shop in Queensland, Australia on Friday, then fled
with two bikes dangling from the front of the vehicle.
Video released by police showed the digger driving into the
shop window in Ipswich outside Brisbane and ripping the glass
from the frame.
Officers then pursued the bright yellow vehicle which
dropped the motorbikes early in the chase.
Footage showed the pursuit along dark suburban streets,
across embankments and onto a railway track. At one point the
digger turned so sharply it lifted two wheels into the air.
Queensland police said they later arrested a man who was
denied bail and charged with several offenses including entering
premises, trespassing on a railway and obstructing and evading
police.
(Reporting by James Redmayne in Sydney; Editing by Andrew
Heavens)
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