A QUEENSLAND man has been arrested after allegedly stealing at least six top-range lawnmowers from hardware stores across Brisbane.

Dubbed the “Bunnings bandit”, the suspect, 36, was arrested yesterday after police released security footage showing a man using a trolley to wheel a Honda lawnmower, worth more than $1000, past a self-serve Bunnings register without paying, 9 News reported.

He allegedly used a trolley to casually wheel out top-range lawnmowers on six separate occasions in the past month, targeting stores across Carseldine, Morayfield, North Lakes and Rothwell.

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The Bald Hills man has been charged with entering premises and committing an indictable offence, forgery, possessing an item through forgery and using an item to forge a document.

He was given bail and is due to appear in Pine Rivers Magistrate Court on November 29.