Detectives are searching for four alleged intruders after a Queensland police officer was allegedly stabbed and a luxury car set alight following a home invasion.
The terrifying ordeal unfolded shortly after midnight on Tuesday, with initial investigations indicating a group of four unknown people, armed with what appeared to be a firearm and a knife, stormed a home in Strathpine, about 40 minutes north of Brisbane, according to Queensland Police.
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They reportedly kicked down the front door but were confronted by the officer.
He was allegedly stabbed in his right arm during the break-in.
A woman and children were also inside the home at the time but were not physically injured, police confirmed.
The group allegedly fled the scene in a Mercedes, which was later found abandoned and on fire on nearby Sutherland Dr.
“No one should have to wake up and see a group of people with a knife. No one,” Premier David Crisafulli said.
“I want them apprehended and I want them off the streets. and they do deserve jail time.”
Emergency services treated the man for a minor arm injury before taking him to hospital, where he required stitches.
Police are urging anyone with CCTV footage or who may have seen the vehicle in the area to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
Investigations are ongoing.
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