CARRUM and Aspendale have been hard hit by a spate of daytime burglaries.
Chelsea police say three daylight break-ins in Stanley St, Carrum, and one in nearby Valetta St on Thursday 18 May were possibly committed by the same burglars.
Offenders climbed over a neighbour’s fence and jemmied a timber sliding door to enter a Stanley St house, between 9am-2.30pm, rifling drawers in all rooms and stealing a child’s money box.
Soon after, the owner of a neighbouring house received notification on his mobile phone that a home alarm had been activated. Watching mobile footage he saw a man wearing a black jacket with grey sleeves, blue jeans and black Nike runners walk past his carport.
He called his son, who lives nearby, who confirmed the break-in and said someone had gone through all the drawers in the house and had stolen $100 cash. There was no sign of forced entry.
Burglars broke into a third Stanley St house through a side window around the same time, rummaging through drawers and cupboards in all rooms.
A scaffolding contractor working opposite told police he saw two men walking up and down the street at noon. He said one of the men told him he was looking for a missing number plate for his Audi sedan which he thought could be in the street. Soon after, the contractor saw the car drive off – with both number plates attached.
The man was described as 25, unshaven, with short hair and tanned skin and wearing a short sleeve puffer jacket and blue jeans.
Carrum Senior Citizens’ Club in Valetta St was broken into the same afternoon. Members arrived to find the front door damaged, the premises ransacked and drawers rifled, although nothing was reported stolen.
Police said the offenders had moved wheelie bins to hide behind at the front entrance while they broke in through glass panels.
Nothing was stolen, although the offenders had moved a 50-inch older style TV set to the northern fire escape which they probably intended stealing. Next to it was a bag containing the TV remote control and cables.
The Aspendale break-ins occurred the next day, Friday 19 May, also in the daytime.
A Marabou Place resident returned home at 4pm to find the back door forced open and the house ransacked.
The offenders appeared to have jumped a side fence and jemmied open a set of glass doors into the lounge room. They searched through wardrobes and drawers and jemmied open a small safe. It is not known what was stolen.
A house in First Av was also broken into the same afternoon. Offenders jemmied open a door to gain entry and then rifled drawers and cupboards, tipping clothing into the floor and stealing $100 in cash from a money tin.
The same day, burglars broke into a Belle Crescent, Mordialloc house, through a bedroom window. They stole a MacBook Air laptop and $400 cash. Another laptop was unplugged and placed on a bed, but not taken.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or provide a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 24 May 2017
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Seems like the same two guys who were caught during the day on multiple CCTV cameras in Braeside, Aspendale Gardens, Keysborough and Waterways! Are the police actually investing or just taking reports!