Credit card questions
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying a man who allegedly used credit cards stolen from a car in Ferntree Gully earlier in the year.
On Sunday, 17 May, a vehicle parked at the 1000 Steps in Ferntree Gully was broken into, with a purse stolen from the vehicle.
A credit card stolen from the purse was then used in Belgrave, Upwey and Ferntree Gully.
Police on the Eyewatch – Yarra Ranges Police Service Area Facebook page released a photograph of a man they would like to speak to, in regards to the theft.
Anyone with information is asked to call Senior Constable Toomey at Lilydale Police on 9739 2300 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
To view the photo, visit mail.starcommunity.com.au.
Plea for help
LILYDALE police have put out a public call for assistance after a series of thefts at the BP Service Station in Launching Place with stolen or fake number plates.
In a series of posts on the Eyewatch – Yarra Ranges Police Service Area Facebook page posted over the weekend, Lilydale Police officers have asked for members of the public to help track down the culprits to three separate incidents at the service station.
The first, at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 21 July, involved a man putting petrol in his car, which was bearing stolen plates.
“Assistance on the identity of this male is requested in relation to the investigation,” the post read.
On Thursday, 23 July at 10.30am, a man put petrol in his car, which was bearing false number plates, and drove away without paying.
On Saturday, 25 July at 8am, another man tried to pay for petrol with a counterfeit $50 note and drove away in a vehicle with plates that did not match his vehicle.
Anyone with information on any of the incidents are asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
To view the photos, visit mail.starcommunity.com.au.
Jewellery stolen
POLICE are searching for a burglar who made off with jewellery from an Olinda property earlier this month.
Between 11.50am and 1pm on Monday, 10 August, an unknown person forced open a window at a property in Roy Road, Olinda.
The burglar made off with jewellery, and police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Sudden IT focus
KNOW anyone who suddenly owns a new computer?
Police are putting the call out for information after jewellery and a Toshiba computer were stolen from an Ocean View Crescent property in Kallista on Monday, 10 August.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Mark Smithwick said that between noon and 2.30pm, unknown persons entered the residential property by an unlocked door.
The thief made off with jewellery and a Toshiba laptop computer, with a total value of about $2000.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Armed robbery
POLICE are appealing for information after an armed robbery at a service station in Chirnside Park earlier this month.
At about 1.45am on Monday, 10 August, two men entered the BP Service Station on Maroondah Highway in Chirnside Park, armed with a metal instrument.
The two men allegedly threatened a staff member and stole cash and cigarettes.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Witnesses sought
WITNESSES are being sought after a break-in attempt at Billanook Primary School earlier this month.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Mark Smithwick said that between 5pm on Friday, 7 August, and noon on Sunday 9 August, unknown persons broke into sheds at the school.
However, nothing has been recorded as stolen from the site, and anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Thief plays games
POLICE are seeking a game-playing thief, who made off with an Xbox from a Mount Evelyn property at the beginning of the month.
Between 3pm on Friday, 7 August and 11am the next morning, thieves forced open a bathroom window at a residential address in Bradman Avenue in Mount Evelyn.
The thieves stole an Xbox, and police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Backed the wrong horse
MACCLESFIELD Pony Club has been struck by would-be burglars, who took off empty-handed after forcing their way in at the beginning of the month.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Mark Smithwick said that unknown persons forced their way through an aluminium window between 10.15 and 10.30pm on Friday, 7 August.
No items were stolen in the incident, and police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
