Whitehorse Crime Investigation detectives have charged three people after a series of RSL burglaries across Melbourne.
It is alleged the trio stole cash, sets of keys and personal property from six commercial venues, including:
- Watsonia RSL at around 4am on January 11th;
- Boxhill RSL at around 5am on January 21st;
- A licenced venue on Sydney Road and Moreland Road, Brunswick, on January 25th at 6.15am;
- Pascoe Vale RSL at around 6am on Australia Day;
- Fawkner RSL at 6.20am on Australia Day;
- Greensborough RSL at 1.20am on February 3rd.
Police will also allege that they compromised the telecommunication and security systems at the Watsonia, Box Hill, and Pascoe Vale venues to gain access to the buildings.
On Friday, detectives issued search warrants at properties in Prahran and Brunswick West, where they located and seized a vehicle and arrested a man and two women.
A 38-year-old Brunswick West man has since been charged with five counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary, five counts of theft, one count of possess methylamphetamine, possess butanediol, deal with proceeds of crime, and fraudulently alter ID.
A 31-year-old Brunswick West woman has been charged with five counts of burglary and theft, one count of attempted burglary, one count of possess methylamphetamine, possess butanediol, deal with proceeds of crime.
A 33-year-old Prahran woman has been charged with five counts of burglary and theft, one count of attempted burglary, one count of possess methylamphetamine, possess butanediol, possess cannabis, possess imitation firearm and two counts of deal with proceeds of crime.
They were all bailed to appear before Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on April 28th.
