Police say the 40-year-old man stole a car from a Brisbane shopping centre on February 18, drove it to a Rockhampton service station and stole fuel.

 

A short time later witnesses saw the Honda drive into an Allenstown service station, where it will be alleged a woman exited the vehicle and stole fuel, then drove off leaving the woman behind.

 

The car was later found abandoned in Nine Mile Road, Pink Lily and a short time later attended a quarry at Fairy Bower.

 

Police say the man entered the quarry without permission and attempted to start a front-end loader before being challenged by an employee and fleeing on foot.

 

The next at the same quarry, staff found the man sleeping in the bucket of a loader, fleeing the scene when woken.

 

Investigators located the man at a North Rockhampton address on Monday and he was charged with two counts each of stealing, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and trespass.  He was also charged with one count each of attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle and unlicensed driving.

 

He was due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court yesterday