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CCTV footage shows the man entering the towing yard in Rockhampton, central Queensland, in the front end loader, before using the vehicle to push a tow truck out of the way of other cars.
The man is then seen exiting the stolen machinery before setting it on fire.
He is seen leaving the scene in one of the cars at the tow yard.
Police say the incident took place Sunday, May 15.
“Investigations indicate that at around 5.40am, a man has driven a front-end loader, stolen from another Parkhurst business earlier that night, through the front gate of the Leichhardt Street business,” police said.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the man in the area to contact police.
Giving way to an emergency vehicle at a roundabout
Police are also searching for the grey Holden Commadore with registration 038YSG, which was used to flee the scene.
