Thieves don’t sleep
EMERALD Police are searching for a thief who made off with wooden sleepers from a memorial in Cockatoo earlier this month.
Senior Constable John Andrews told the Mail that between 29 September and 2 October, 19 sleepers were taken from a retaining wall at the Cockatoo memorial in the Alma Treloar Reserve, off McBride Street.
“The entire top row of sleepers have been stolen,” Sen Const Andrews said.
He said anyone who may have seen suspicious behaviour in the area, or who saw anyone leaving the reserve with sleepers, should contact Emerald Police on 5954 0200.
Heavy equipment stolen
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a truck, trailer and excavator worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were stolen from a Mount Evelyn factory.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barrow said that in the early hours of Sunday, 4 October, thieves made off with the equipment from outside a factory on Clancy Road, Mount Evelyn.
Det Sgt Barrow said the truck was a white Kenworth flat-nose, the trailer was blue and the excavator was a red and white Takeuchi nine-tonne excavator. The total value of the stolen items is about $200,000.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious, or who has more information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
19 windows broken
POLICE are hunting for vandals who smashed 19 windows at Mount Evelyn’s Yarra Hills Secondary College earlier this month, only to flee when an alarm went off.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Pat Barro, said that between 10.15pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, 3 October, unknown persons smashed 19 external windows at the Burdap Road campus.
Det Sgt Barrow said the vandals then gained entry to an office at the school, but triggered the alarm and fled before they had the chance to steal anything.
He said that $4000 worth of damage had been caused to the school.
“It’s a bit over the top, isn’t it?” Det Sgt Barrow said.
Anyone who saw any suspicious activity or who has more information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Car break-ins
POLICE are appealing for information after a series of car break-ins in The Patch late last month, and are asking for witnesses to come forward.
Monbulk Police Leading Senior Constable Glen Barkway said that between 6pm and midnight on Monday, 28 September, cars were broken into in Halycon Avenue and View Road in The Patch.
LSC Barkway said GPS devices and cameras were some of the items stolen from the cars, and that two men were seen fleeing the area in View Road at 11.30pm.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Trailer theft
MONBULK Police are searching for a grey trailer stolen from The Patch last week, and are appealing for information from residents.
Between 10am and 2pm on Thursday, 8 October, a grey, unregistered, 7×4 trailer with cage was stolen from a property in Sennits Road, The Patch.
Leading Senior Constable, Glen Barkway, said the trailer had mag wheels and was valued at about $1500.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Harleys went fast
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after three Harley Davidson motorcycles were stolen from a Lilydale property earlier this month.
Between 9am on 30 September and 3.15pm on Tuesday, 6 October, police believe thieves forced a side-door to a garage on a property.
The thieves then opened a roller door and stole three Harley Davidson motorcycles, made in 1969, 1971 and 1988.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant, Pat Barrow, said the 1988 model had “distinctive work” on the petrol tank of a skull, and that the total value of the three motorcycles was $50,000.
Anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious activity, or who has any information about the theft, is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
Gardener too keen
SPRING is the perfect time to get yards in shape and to mow the lawns – but it appears someone was a bit too keen for some landscaping, robbing Lilydale’s Baptist Church in the process.
Between 10am on 19 September and 8am on 3 October, thieves forced a lock to a shed at the church’s property on the corner of Swansea Road and Hull Road in Lilydale.
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant, Pat Barrow, said the thieves then made off with a John Deere ride-on mower, two push mowers, a whipper-snipper and a blower vac, worth $5800.
Anyone who saw any suspicious activity, who has more information, or who knows someone suddenly over-encumbered with mowing equipment should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
