A 22-year-old Aroona man has been charged after police allege a backpack was stolen outside a shopping centre in Buddina on October 25. Queensland Police said the backpack was allegedly taken from Point Cartwright Drive at about 4 p.m. Officers later saw the man on Alexandra Parade in Alexandra Headland shortly before 5 p.m. He allegedly attempted to flee on foot before being arrested. Police said the backpack was found nearby and allegedly contained a knife. The man was charged with unlawful possession of stolen property, possessing a knife in a public place and failing to properly dispose of a needle or syringe. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on November 19. Post navigation Flash Flood Warning Issued for Two Towns