Qld crime spree covers 1500km

Police have charged three people with a range of armed robbery and theft offences after a 24-hour crime spree that started in Townsville and ended on the Gold Coast.

It is alleged two Gold Coast men, aged 23 and 31, stole a vehicle in Townsville on Monday at 5am, then drove 1500km to Loganholme, south of Brisbane, where they were joined by a woman, aged 22.

Police say the trio robbed a service station at Loganholme, armed with a knife, before being involved in a hit and run in Robina on Tuesday morning.

The trio are due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.