OFFENDERS used concrete paving stones to smash their way into a Braeside factory to steal go-karts and parts valued at $10,000 at 1.10am last Thursday (5 May). They also set fire to a filing cabinet outside the Kevlar Cl premises, possibly as a decoy to the robbery, Mordialloc police said later.
The thieves stole a vintage go-kart, dragged a second go-kart from a workshop and removed the engine from another go-kart which they dropped onto the floor before running off.
Police also found a child’s car seat and burnt-out toolbox on the nature strip.
CCTV footage is being examined for clues. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 11 May 2016
