Street Watch Manningham: Card fraud leads Doncaster detectives to litany of stolen property

CREDIT card fraud led Manningham CIU detectives to a litany of stolen property when they made an arrest on January 17.

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DONCASTER EAST

Credit card fraud led Manningham CIU detectives to a litany of stolen property when they made an arrest on January 17. A 25-year-old Blackburn North man was charged with using a stolen credit card taken from a car parked in Doncaster East in the early hours of January 16. Sgt Downes said police found stolen tools and computers after they got a warrant to search a property following the man’s arrest. “The items have been identified as coming from thefts from cars and garages in the Blackburn North and Doncaster areas,” he said. Sgt Downes said tradies should get their tools engraved to make returning stolen property easier.

MANNINGHAM

Police recovered two bicycles believed to be stolen from the Manningham area when they searched a Blackburn North property after making an arrest last week. Manningham CIU Sergeant Anthony Downes said the two mountain bikes were rare brands. He said people should report even the most trivial of crimes. “Sometimes even just a pair of sunglasses can link back to bigger things,” he said. Contact Doncaster police on 8841 3999 about the bikes.

DONCASTER

Detectives arrested five people following a series of raids on bottle shops across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Three men and two women were arrested in relation to thefts from stores in Bundoora, Hawthorn, Epping, Camberwell, Ivanhoe, Oakleigh, Doncaster and South Melbourne dating back to November 9. Police arrested a 29-year-old man and
26-year-old woman, both from Collingwood, on Saturday. Both were remanded to appear at Morwell Magistrates’ Court. The other three people arrested in relation to the alleged series of thefts were a 32-year-old Collingwood man on January 15; a 30-year-old Mill Park woman on January 8; and a 33-year-old Strathdale man on December 31. The 32-year-old man has been remanded to appear at Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on April 27 charged with thefts and other unrelated matters. The other man and woman were released pending further inquiries.

DONCASTER

A new commercial freezer disappeared from a restaurant before staff even had the chance to use it. The appliance was allegedly stolen not long after it was delivered earlier this year. Manningham detectives arrested a
45-year-old Essendon man in relation to the theft. The matter will be heard at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court later this year.

MANNINGHAM

VicRoads is warning drivers to take care on the roads this summer. Motorists are urged to try and postpone any unnecessary trips in extreme heat. The authority has advised drivers to check their coolant levels, tyres, make sure phones are fully charged and carry extra water. Details: vicroads.vic.gov.au

MANNINGHAM

Australian Federal Police have launched the Police Child ID app. This stores information which can be provided to police if your child goes missing. The data is not in the cloud and is only emailed to police when you choose.