A Frankston man is among five people charged following an investigation into Cranbourne thefts and alleged offences across Melbourne’s south-east.
Victoria Police said officers arrested three men and two women during a search of a Lyall Street property in Cranbourne on Wednesday, 21 October.
The investigation concerns more than 25 alleged shop thefts and vehicle crimes during October’s first three weeks. Police allege goods worth more than $10,000 were stolen across Cranbourne, Clyde, Hampton Park and Narre Warren.
Frankston Man Remanded
The 34-year-old Frankston man faces charges including five counts of theft, shop theft, theft from a motor vehicle and two counts of handling stolen goods.
He was also charged with two intervention order breaches, failing to appear on bail and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
Police said he was remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 22 October.
Two Cranbourne residents, a 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were also remanded. A 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Cranbourne, were bailed to appear on 23 January.
Goods Seized In Cranbourne Thefts Investigation
Police said they seized electronics, lithium batteries, copper and an allegedly stolen Vespa scooter, alongside suspected drugs.
Source: Victoria Police.
