{"id":416261,"date":"2026-05-07T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/416261\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:01:15","slug":"motorsport-news-update-in-brisbane-race-car-theft-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/416261\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: Update in Brisbane race car theft case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687037448_18097466345127395_9178788462344633775_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Update in Brisbane race car theft case\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily Caccaviello&#8217;s Toyota 86 was stolen and remains missing. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n<p>Emily Caccaviello\u2019s 86 and trailer were <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/motorsport-news-toyota-86-emily-caccaviello-stolen-brisbane-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taken from Shand Street in the Brisbane suburb of Stafford<\/a> during the hours between 9pm Thursday and 4am Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Caccaviello told Speedcafe she has been informed by police that a man has been taken into custody in connection to the theft of her car and others.<\/p>\n<p>The open trailer the car had been sitting on was recovered in the Greenbank area shortly after the theft, but the car remains unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that the car was definitely sighted in the Greenbank, Jimboomba area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith sightings of the empty trailer not long after, it must be remaining in that area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage that is all we know and we are still on the hunt and still asking people to look out for anything suspicious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The car is matte black and sports the number #213.<\/p>\n<p>Caccaviello competed in the IRC Racing Series at Queensland Raceway last weekend aboard an IRC SD while the search for her Toyota unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>Her father Leon praised Caccaviello\u2019s handling of the situation to date, while pleading for whoever has the car to return it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stress this has put on my daughter is something you can only imagine,\u201d he wrote on social media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way in which she is handling this is well beyond her years. Her ability to put this aside on the weekend I cannot fathom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all the people that are trying to scam money from her because they say they have the car I hope karma comes to you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo whomever has the car, whether by choice or by accident, you know the person who stole it has been found.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caccaviello noted the car can be dropped off anonymously at the TA2 head office in Browns Plains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will make sure there are no questions asked and you will be rewarded,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the car can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emcacca213\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact Emily Caccaviello via Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/250635.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emily Caccaviello&#8217;s Toyota 86 was stolen and remains missing. 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