Police are investigating five break and enters at businesses on the Gold Coast, Logan and Brisbane believed to be linked.
Around 1.45am this morning the front doors of a bowls club on Middle Street in Cleveland were forced open causing significant damage.
The six occupants of a silver 2017 Lexus and white 2016 Subaru Outback were seen leaving the area a short time later.
Then shortly before 2.30am a licensed premises on Peachey Road at Ormeau was broken into.
Initial investigations indicate the same two vehicles parked at the rear of the business with the occupants using a number of items to force open the back doors.
Once inside they damaged a number of poker machines and cash was taken.
They then left the scene in the vehicles.
Just after 3am the rear doors of a William Street club in Beaudesert were forced open and a number of poker machine damaged inside.
The masked thieves then stole cash and bottles of alcohol from inside before fleeing in the Lexus and Subaru.
Shortly before 4am police believe occupants of the same two vehicles smashed through the front glass doors of a licensed premises on Tamborine Oxenford Road at Wongawallan where they damaged poker machines, removed an amount of cash and alcohol.
Following that just before 5am police believe occupants of the same two vehicles then smashed their way into a licensed premises on Pascoe Road at Ormeau.
Once inside the group again damaged a number of poker machines and cash was taken.
They then left the scene in the two vehicles.
The group then dumped both vehicles at the end of Ada Street, Coopers Plains before setting them both alight and fleeing the scene in a black SUV on nearby Delph Street.
Police have established the vehicles used in these incidents were stolen from Algester and Mount Warren Park on November 29.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.
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