Man charged over Ballarat burglaries and thefts
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A man has been charged after several homes and cars were targeted across Ballarat in a spate of thefts and burglaries over January.
The 27-year-old was arrested by police and faces 11 charges over the alleged crime spree including two counts of aggravated burglary, four thefts of motor vehicles and one offence of arson.
Power tools worth thousands of dollars and property including bicycles were reported to have been taken from a number of homes in Winter Valley, Miners Rest, Wendouree and Alfredton earlier this month.
CCTV footage posted on Facebook by a Miners Rest woman appears to show a man running off with his arms full of belongings, alleged to have been stolen from her Arranmore Estate house.
Police allege cars were also stolen from Haddon, Alfredton, Miners Rest and Ballarat East.
The man is also accused of setting a car on fire at Springmount.
The man was remanded in custody and will face the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court in February.
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