UPDATE 1.30PM: TWO men facing charges in relation to a ram raid at a Condon bottle shop early yesterday morning have been denied bail.

A 29-year-old Black River man and a Beaconsfield man, 26 face court this Townsville Magistrates Court this morning on a string of charges.

Both men were interviewed and arrested by police following a search warrant that was conducted on a residential property in Kelso yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Guy Harvey of the Townsville Property Crime Unit said detectives located a quantity of alcohol at the property, which they allege was stolen from the Liquorland store.

He said a vehicle they think was involved in the crime was also seized from the property.

At this stage police don’t think the vehicle was stolen.

The 29-year-old is facing three count of break and enter premises, stealing and dangerous operation of a vehicle.

It’s alleged he’s also responsible for a break-in that occurred at the Thuringowa RSL on Monday night, where alcohol was also stolen and a third break-in at the Townsville Pentecostal Church in 2016 where speakers and guitars were stolen.

The second man, 26, was charged with break and enter a premises and receiving tainted property.

Sen-Sgt Harvey said investigations into the alleged vehicle used in the ram raid helped lead detectives to the residence.

He said while there wasn’t a large amount of property taken, there was a significant damage to stock and the store itself.

“I’m presuming it was drug related, but they were definitely chasing alcohol,” Sen-Sgt Harvey said.

“It’s good to have the offenders off the street.”

UPDATE 6.30am: Two men have been charged in relation to an alleged ram raid at a Condon bottle shop early yesterday morning.

A Black River man, 29, have been charged with three counts on break and enter, one count of each of stealing and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

A 26-year-old man from Beaconsfield has been charged with one count each of break and enter and receiving tainted property.

They are both scheduled to face Townsville Magistrates Court today.

Earlier: A man was last night assisting police with their inquiries into a ram-raid at a Condon bottle shop early yesterday.

A green sedan with a white panel on the right side rammed the front door of the Condon shop up to four times before the driver fled with several bottles of rum.

Police were called to the shop on the corner of Riverway Drive and Gollogly Lane at 1.30am and found significant damage to the door, while smashed alcohol bottles littered the floor of the business.

Kirwan Police Station shift supervisor Sergeant Brad Lemmon said the thief stole only a few bottles of alcohol but had cost the business at least a full day’s trade.

Townsville District Duty Officer Senior Sergeant Darren Randall said the shop was just one of 12 homes or businesses that were broken into between 10pm on Monday and 9am yesterday.

“Detectives at this stage are looking at CCTV footage,” he said.

“Police will be checking the outstanding vehicle list to determine if a stolen car may have been involved.”

Sen-Sgt Randall said property crime was a major concern for Townsville police.

“We are urging people to lock up and maintain their CCTV cameras but there’s not much you can do when they drive a car through the front door,” he said.

Police were last night interviewing a man, 26, in relation to the ram-raid. Charges had not been laid at the time of printing.

Anyone with any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.