Thieves steal Range Rover from Lindsay Fox’s Porstea property

Billionaire Lindsay Fox’s Portsea compound is one of several luxury properties hit by a crime spree on the Mornington Peninsula after Christmas.

A luxury vehicle has been stolen from billionaire Lindsay Fox’s Portsea compound in a brazen post Christmas car theft crime spree on the Mornington Peninsula.

A black 2018 Range Rover was pinched from the grounds of the enormous Fox property in the exclusive Mornington Peninsula playground of Melbourne’s very rich and famous in the early hours of Saturday, December 28.

It was one of five vehicle thefts in the up-market peninsula suburbs of Portsea, Sorrento and Blairgowrie on the night.

A 2018 Range Rover was stolen from Lindsay Fox’s Portsea property. Picture: Michael Klein

Victoria Police are investigating if the thefts are linked.

The theft of the Range Rover from the Fox compound took place sometime between 1am and 5am.

The car was not owned by the Fox family, rather it is understood the vehicle belonged to a visitor to the property.

It is not known if any members of the large and multigenerational Fox family were on the property when the theft took place.

Lindsay Fox when he got a new Mercedes AMG ONE when it arrived in Australia after several years of waiting. Picture: Supplied

Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox is one of Australia’s richest men.

The vast Fox compound on the Portsea cliff top overlooking Point King Beach comprises several homes as well as a helicopter landing area.

Fox is famous for his love of luxury vehicles and boasts an extraordinary collection of prestige and vintage cars that are housed at the Fox Classic Car Museum in the Docklands.

Other thefts on the night included a red Porsche Taycan wagon and a grey Audi A1 sedan being taken from a home in Newton Ave, Sorrento between 3am and 5am, a grey Volvo XC40 wagon stolen from Wimbledon Court, Portsea at 5.40am and a blue Audi Q7 taken from Scott Wynd, Blairgowrie around 6.20am.

Lindsay Fox is one of Australia’s richest men.

Mornington Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the December 28 series of aggravated burglaries and car thefts.

“It is understood the first incident was on Newton Avenue in Sorrento where offender/s gained access to a property by an unlocked door and stole a red Porsche Taycan Wagon and a grey Audi A1 sedan between 3am and 5am,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“Officers have been told unknown offender/s gained access to an unlocked property on Wimbledon Court in Portsea, stealing a grey Volvo XC40 wagon about 5.40am.

“The third incident occurred on Scott Wynd in Blairgowrie when offender/s gained entry to a property and stole a blue Audi Q7 about 6.20am.

Lindsay Fox's Portsea house, complete with helicopter for that quick escape back to the city.

“Another incident occurred on Merrylands Avenue in Portsea where it is understood unknown offender/s attended a property and stole a black Range Rover between 1am and 5am.”

No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing.

Police have asked anyone with information or dashcam or CCTV footage on the incidents to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Car thefts across the Mornington Peninsula have surged in the last year, with 1203 recorded offences recorded to September.

The peninsula’s overall crime rate is up almost 30 per cent compared to last year, its highest since 2016.