A TEENAGER charged with several aggravated burglaries and car thefts faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court last week and was remanded to reappear on 18 October.
The 19-year-old Frankston girl is alleged to have broken into a Heatherhill Rd, Frankston, house while the occupants were at home, 10.50pm, Thursday 15 September, and to have stolen car keys.
Detective Acting Sergeant Jason Hamilton-Smith, of Frankston CIU, said police allege she attempted to steal a Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive with a boat and trailer attached that was parked in the driveway. In a bungled attempt to drive away she collided with the side of the house, waking the occupants, and then ran off.
The next morning police allege the girl entered another Heatherhill Rd house through an unlocked door and stole keys to two cars parked in the driveway. She allegedly stole both vehicles: a Ford Territory and a Ford utility, parking one in a nearby street while she returned for the other.
Early Monday morning, 19 September, the girl is alleged to have run out of fuel in the stolen utility in Kirribilli Cl, Langwarrin. She allegedly attempted to break into a house in nearby Yarralumla Drive before syphoning petrol from a car parked in the garage.
After being confronted by the owner the girl ran back to the utility and began pouring petrol into the tank – not realising the car ran only on LP gas and could not be started. The homeowner called triple zero and police arrested the girl in the stranded utility.
