Briefly
A MAN of no fixed address will face Ringwood Magistrates’ Court later this year after being arrested in relation to burglaries in Coldstream and Lilydale.
The 21-year-old man was arrested on 13 May in relation to a theft at Coldstream’s Levantine Hill winery construction site on Maroondah Highway on 7 May where thousands of dollars of power tools were stolen.
He was also charged in relation to a burglary in Cave Hill Road, Lilydale, on 2 May.
The man was charged with burglary and theft, and was bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 16 September.
Investigation launched
POLICE are searching for information after the attempted theft of a kayak in Launching Place last week.
Lilydale Police Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Mark Smithwick said that at 4pm on 11 May a man knocked on the front door of a house in Wellman Street, Launching Place.
Det Sgt Smithwick said the man entered the house, taking a few steps inside, before leaving.
“He then left the house and attempted to steal a kayak on the way out,” he said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lilydale police on 9739 2300 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Two properties hit
POLICE are searching for burglars after two properties were broken into earlier this month.
Between 6pm on 9 May and noon on 10 May, a thief entered a construction site on Bellbird Drive in Lilydale through temporary fencing and entered an open garage.
Liquor, an esky and an angle grinder, worth about $200 altogether, were stolen.
On the same day, between 3pm and 11pm, a property on Cave Hill Road in Lilydale was also raided.
Lilydale Police Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Mark Smithwick said the thief entered the property through a window, taking an Apple computer, a Samsung TV and a Sony PlayStation 3, worth more than $2000.
Det Sgt Smithwick did not specify whether the two incidents were linked.
Anyone with information on either burglary is urged to call Lilydale police on 9739 2300 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
