Five teenagers have been arrested and charged over an alleged crime spree across the South East.

The brazen youths are accused of stealing two BMW’s from a home in Carrara on Monday before using them to commit a string of offences.

According to police, one of the vehicles was linked to two attempted break-ins at Pelican Waters on Tuesday and Moorooka on Wednesday.

While the second vehicle was linked to the alleged theft of two cars from a Morningside property.

The stolen BMW’s have since been recovered from suburbs in Ipswich, with police managing to track down the group allegedly involved.

An 18-year-old man, two 15-year-old boys, 16-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy have now been charged with a total of 20 offences between them.

Some of the charges include unlawful use of a motor vehicle and enter premises and commit.

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They’ll front court at various dates over the next two months.

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