Manningham police investigate break-in to Veneto Club Bulleen and car theft at United petrol Doncaster East

A burglar who struck a Manningham club was hoping to get away with some cash. But when he couldn’t get into the strong room he turned his attention to something sweeter.

A man escaped with tiramisu instead of cash from Bulleen’s Veneto Club in an early morning break-in.

A would-be burglar tried to steal cash from Bulleen’s Veneto Club but instead left with two tiramisu deserts.

Manningham detective Senior Sergeant Rohan Courtis said a person tampered with the club’s front door lock and was able to activate electric sliding doors to get inside at 3.30am on Sunday, May 31.

Bulleen’s Veneto Club was broken into in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The offender then broke another lock at the front of the venue’s strong room but couldn’t gain entry.

Sen-Sgt Courtis said the person then found two tiramisus somewhere inside the venue and left the scene.

He said police were reviewing CCTV footage and appealing for the public’s help to track down the would-be burglar.

“They must have been hungry … it’s an opportunist attempt at breaking into the club and was not well planned,” Sen-Sgt Courtis said.

Meanwhile, a black Mercedes sedan was stolen from Doncaster East’s United petrol station early on Saturday night.

Sen-Sgt Courtis said the incident occurred at the station on Reynolds Rd between 5pm and 6pm on May 30 after the owner left the car unlocked with the keys still in the engine.

He said someone then got in the car — registration number TCW 503 – while it was unattended and then drove off.

A black Mercedes was taken from the United petrol station in Doncaster East on Saturday afternoon.

Sen-Sgt Courtis said it was one of three cars stolen in Manningham over the weekend, including a Mazda 3 in Bulleen’s Westall Rd overnight on May 30 and a Nissan Navara ute in Templestowe’s Church Rd on May 31.

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He urged residents to ensure their cars and homes were locked and valuables kept out of sight.

“With the lifting of (coronavirus) restrictions, the public has to remain vigilant and people need to take responsibility around their property,” Sen-Sgt Courtis said.

Anyone with information on any of the incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.