Arrest over servo raid
Police arrested a 27-year-old Cockatoo man over a break-in at a Woori Yallock petrol station.
Yarra Ranges CIU detectives allege he was involved in stealing lighters from the Warburton Highway store on 7 August.
They executed a warrant at his home on 5 September and released him pending summons.
Police are still investigating thefts from petrol stations in Healesville and Wandin North during August and whether they’re all linked.
Defib theft
Thieves stole a $2000 defibrillator from the Wesburn Football Club rooms.
Yarra Ranges CIU is investigating the break-in, which occurred at the Old Warburton Road site between 6pm on 27 August and lunchtime on 7 September.
They said thieves forced a roller door to the kitchen area to gain entry and left with the defibrillator.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 with any information.
Ice uncovered
Police arrested a Lilydale man over deception and drug offences.
They executed a warrant at the 45-year-old’s house after he allegedly used stolen credit cards to buy power tools and other items at a Bunnings store.
Police said they located stolen property at the address, as well as 27 grams of the drug ice.
They charged the man with deception and trafficking a drug of dependence.
He was bailed to appear in Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 30 February.
Generators stolen
Thieves took two generators from a shipping container office on a Coldstream construction site.
Police said they broke into the Killara Road site between 4pm on 7 September and 6.50am on 10 September.
The generators would have taken two people to carry, and were valued at $1500.
Canteen break-ins
Thieves forced a roller door to the canteen at Hoddles Creek Primary School just after 3am on 6 September.
Police said they opened cupboards and left food on the floor, but didn’t steal anything.
At Yarra Hills Secondary College in Mooroolbark, thieves did the same about 5.40am on 9 September.
Thieves strike twice
Police believe the same thieves could be behind two incidents in Main Street, Lilydale.
Someone stole an Oroton purse between 3pm and 6pm on 4 September, and used credit cards inside at Ozmosis in Lilydale Marketplace.
Between 4pm on 3 September and 7am on 4 September, thieves forced a temporary lock on fencing around a building side and took a spray gun and other painting equipment and chrome towel rails, all valued at $9500.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 with any information.
Harvest run road closures
Police are reminding resident that road closure will take place on 22 September along Healesville-Yarra Glen road, as part of the Harvest Run.
The 5.3km course is an out and back course starting on the Yarra Glen Racecourse.
Participants will do a lap of the track before running out to Armstrong Grove and onto Healesville-Yarra Glen Road.
Summer reminder
Healesville police are remaining people preparing for summer to remain vigilant of their equipment.
Healesville police Sergeant Stewart Thomson said they seasonally see an increase in trailer and water pump theft in the lead-up to summer.
“A reminder to people as we are now leaving the winter season and entering summer to be aware of security,” Sgt Thomson said.
“Seasonally we’ll find people start getting prepared and leaving trailers unsecured with water pump on them and we get a number of pump and trailer thefts occurring.”
