Mackay police need your help to crack these crimes

From reels of wire to buggies to cars, police are seeking information to find opportunistic thieves.

Image depicts a Can-AM ATV buggy with a yellow bonnet similar to the one stolen. Picture: Queensland Police Service

From reels of wire to buggies to cars, police are seeking information to find opportunistic thieves.

Police are appealing to the public to come forward if they know anything about these incidents.

A double dipping thief

A thief targeted an Eimeo house twice in two days on Eulbertie Avenue.

Police said the thief gained access to the house between 9.40am and midnight on March 22.

The thief took photos of credit cards and used them to make a series of online purchases at major online retail stores amassing a significant amount of debt.

The thief also stole a pink computer mouse, coins, foreign currency and a set of keys.

The offender returned to the same house between 10pm March 23 and 8am March 24 and using the stolen keys, the thief moved a ute to access a 2017 Honda CRV.

The thief stole the registration plates from the ute and stole the Honda CRV.

Police believe this person may be able to help in the investigation.

Police believe the person depicted in the image above can assist with this investigation. Picture: Queensland Police Service

Stolen trailer without a trail

Police are still appealing for a trailer that disappeared without a trace from Nebo last year.

Reports indicate the trailer and excavator bucket were stolen from a yard in Nebo on the Peak Downs Highway between October 29, 2020 and January 5, 2021.

Police said both pieces of equipment had distinctive markings and would be easily identifiable if located.

The trailer was last seen with Queensland registration 623UDA.

Image of the trailer and bucket stolen from Nebo. Picture: Queensland Police Service

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Wired

Thieves broke into an Ergon depot on Pinnacle-Septimus Road about 3am on Sunday March 14, cutting through a chain link fence surrounding the compound before helping themselves to reels of wire.

Mirani police believe the thieves then found a large roll of copper wire along with other drums and loaded them into the back of a two-wheel-drive ute.

Reports indicate the thieves left the address and travelled east on Mackay-Eungella Road.

Police said the reel of copper wire stolen resembled this image. Picture: Queensland Police Service

Fence cut to steel cabling

Police have reported another case of stolen cabling but this time from a business compound in Glenella.

Two 400-metre drums of cabling were stolen from Brickworks court between 6pm March 11 and 6am March 12.

Thieves cut through a perimeter fence line to gain access to the compound.

Polices said a considerable amount of effort would have been needed to move these items from the area.

Anyone with any information is encouraged to come forward to police.

QPS forensic crash unit. Police generic.

Sliced security screen

Another thief cut through a home security mesh and fiddled with a sliding door lock to gain access to a Glenella between 11pm on March 12 and 7am on March 13.

Police said the thief then searched the house and located a set of keys from a coffee table in the lounge room.

The keys were used to steal the owner’s silver 2013 Nissan Patrol with the registration number 117BC9.

Police said anyone who may have seen the event or the car in question should phone Crimestoppers.

Police are encouraging people to make it harder for thieves by securing keys out of sight in their home. Picture: Queensland Police Service

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Buggy stolen

Police believe known offenders stole a Can-Am ATV buggy from Saltbush Park Road in Lotus Creek somewhere between the hours of 6pm on March 13 and 6am on March 14.

The 2019 Can-Am defender ATV had a distinctive yellow bonnet, similar to the one pictured.

Police believe the offenders even moved another ATV to gain access to the one they stole.

Police are asking for anyone that may have seen this ATV to report it to Crime Stoppers or directly to Nebo station.

Image depicts a Can-AM ATV buggy with a yellow bonnet similar to the one stolen. Picture: Queensland Police Service

Stolen in plain sight

Police are on the lookout for any information about a racing bicycle stolen from Sydney Street in Mackay City Centre.

Reports indicate the theft happened between February 7 and February 27 while the bike was secured in an enclosure outside a business venue.

The bike is a black and white coloured Specialised Elite TT model.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the bike or the offence itself to contact them.

Image of the stolen racing bike. Picture: Queensland Police Service

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or phone 131 444.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Phone [phone] or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Originally published as Mackay police need your help to crack these crimes