A young Brisbane race driver’s stolen Toyota 86 remains missing after it was taken from the Stafford/Kedron Brook area, despite an update that a man is believed to be in custody over the theft.
Stafford/Kedron Brook Race Car Search Continues
A young Brisbane race driver is still searching for her Toyota 86 Scholarship Series car after it was stolen with an open trailer from Shand Street in the Stafford/Kedron Brook area.
Emily Caccaviello said the car and trailer were taken between 9pm and 4am. The theft was reported to police, and she has continued appealing for information while the search for the race car remains active.
The open trailer was later recovered in the Greenbank area, but the Toyota 86 itself has not been found. Caccaviello said the car had been sighted around Greenbank and Jimboomba, and she believed it may still be somewhere in that broader area.
The missing car is a matte black Toyota 86 bearing the number 213.
Custody Update In Stolen Toyota 86 Case
Caccaviello said she had been informed that a man had been taken into custody in connection with the theft of her car and others. In a later update, she said she believed the person who stole the trailer with the car on it was in custody, and that she hoped he would provide the car’s whereabouts.
Despite that development, the search has not ended. Caccaviello has continued asking people to watch for anything suspicious and to contact police or reach out with any information.
The case has drawn attention from the racing community, with supporters sharing her appeal and offering messages of concern after the theft.
Trailer Found But Race Car Still Missing
The recovery of the trailer has provided one clear development in the case, but the main search remains focused on the missing race car.
Caccaviello had been competing in the IRC Racing Series at Queensland Raceway while the search for her Toyota 86 continued. Her father, Leon Caccaviello, said the theft had placed significant stress on his daughter, while noting that she had still managed to compete over the weekend.
He also raised concern about scam attempts from people claiming to have the car. The warning adds another difficulty to the search, with the family urging people to focus on genuine information that may help recover the vehicle.
Leon Caccaviello appealed to whoever has the car to return it, saying it could be dropped off at Browns Plains police station with a reward offered and no questions asked. Emily Caccaviello also said a reward would be offered if the car was returned to her or to police.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police or Emily Caccaviello through her social media channels.
Published 7-May-2026
