An ATV was upended in a failed escape attempt at the Magpies Sporting Club in Glenella last Sunday night
Brazen thieves have broken into the shed of a popular Mackay sporting club earlier this week, but the escape seemingly didn’t go to plan.
Jock Hansen, Facilities Manager at Magpies Sporting Club said thousands of dollars’ worth of damage had been caused to club facilities and a new ATV.
It’s believed the thieves broke into an equipment shed on the Magpies Sporting Club grounds and attempted to use the club’s ATV, which was locked in the shed, to escape with petrol and power tools.
With damage sustained to a padlocked gate, it’s thought the thieves tried to use the ATV to ram the gates open. When unsuccessful, they then turned their attention to a fence, however were unsuccessful at breaking through, with the ATV getting caught in mesh wiring and upending into a vertical position.
It is thought the unknown assailants then escaped on foot with petrol and power tools, which are missing from the equipment shed. The ATV was a new vehicle and was the club’s first aid transportation.
Police are calling on the public to share any information they may have, or to submit dashcam footage from last Sunday evening (January 8) if they drove past the sporting club in Glenella.
