CREEPING THE STREETS
Southside gang terrorises Coast residents and gloats about it on social media
A GANG of teenage thugs and thieves from Brisbane’s southside are “creeping” further down south, stealing cars and breaking into homes on the Coast.
The Southside Gang out of the southern suburbs of Brisbane have been gloating about their “earns” on social media, including filming themselves on the run from police and posting pictures of the cars they’ve stolen.
A GANG of teenage thugs and thieves from Brisbane’s southside are “creeping” further down south, stealing cars and breaking into homes on the Gold Coast.
The Southside Gang out of the southern suburbs of Brisbane have been gloating about their “earns” on social media, including filming themselves on the run from police and posting pictures of the cars they’ve stolen.
A Tugun couple are the latest to come afoul of the gang, their car stolen last week and pictures posted to social media.
On their Instagram page they claim to be “keepin quiet in ya house, creeping south”.
Police sources told the Bulletin their behaviour is of concern, with one officer questioning how they hadn’t killed anyone on the road yet.
“It’s only by God’s good grace someone isn’t dead,” the officer said. “You’ve got the Southside Gang and then you’ve got a group of about 10 here on the Coast who run around together stealing cars.”
The Tugun woman, who asked not to be named out of fear of reprisal, said it had been a nightmare ordeal since the gang allegedly stole her car.
“On Wednesday (February 19) my husband got home from work, he’d come up the back deck and left his Esky on it with his keys inside,” she said.
“He got up the next morning, went to put his lunch in his Esky, but couldn’t see it, he’s gone down to the car and it was gone. That’s our work truck, our weekend car, it’s a $70,000 car. They had tried to break into my Kia, but couldn’t get in.”
On the Friday the teens returned to the streets.
The woman said a neighbour and her husband challenged the gang but they “mouthed off” before taking off. Her husband and the neighbour gave chase but lost them after they started running red lights.
“These kids are breaking into people’s houses, stealing their cars, watching people sleep, it’s awful,” she said.
“We’re just sick of it, I don’t want to feel this unsafe.”
She said the gloating on social media was an added kick in the guts. “I couldn’t believe it. It was stolen the night before they posted it, I’ve got names, photos, all sorts.”
Their car was found last week, the inside trashed, littered with bongs, cigarettes, gloves, clothes and their breakin tools.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, with investigations ongoing.
Acting detective Inspector Greg Aubort said police would use the posts on social media as evidence if it showed criminal behaviour.