Tara Murray
An Altona man has been charged and three Deer Park residents are expected to be charged on summons in relation to stolen BMWs.
Police located a BMW X5 on October 25, which had been reported stolen from a Point Cook earlier that month.
The vehicle, which was displaying homemade cloned plates,had been abandoned at a Tarneit address.
Police located property stolen from two additional nearby vehicles inside the glovebox.
On January 6, detectives were notified that a person of interest, a 26-year-old Altona man, had been arrested in relation to a separate incident of theft in Tarneit.
A search of the man revealed a total of 10 stolen drivers’ licences, firearms licences, Medicare and bank cards, as well as a knife and other stolen property, police said.
He was charged with a raft of offences, including theft of motor vehicle, two counts of theft from motor vehicle, three counts of theft, three counts of handling stolen goods, possessing ID information, possessing controlled weapon and bail offences.
In a separate incident, two BMWs – an X5 and 640i – were stolen from a Tarneit address on January 5.
It will be alleged that the offenders broke into the Zion Avenue property, stealing the keys to both vehicles, before driving both out of the garage.
The X5 was recovered from a Burnside Street, Deer Park property on January 10.
A 39-year-old Deer Park man, a 33-year-old Deer Park woman and a 28-year-old Deer Park man, all present at the Deer Park address, were interviewed and subsequently released.
They are expected to be charged on summons and the investigation into the whereabouts of the stolen 640i remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or sat www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
