Stolen cars investigated
Police are investigating the theft of cars in Warragul and Longwarry over the past week.
Police are investigating the theft of cars in Warragul and Longwarry over the past week.
A white 2015 Jeep was reported stolen from Gladstone St, Warragul between 8am and 5pm on Thursday.
The car is registered AGG689. Police said it was unknown how offenders accessed the vehicle.
A green 1989 Ford F-150 was stolen from a residential address in Flinders Rd, Longwarry, between 7pm and 11pm on Saturday. Glass was found at the scene, indicating a window was likely smashed to gain access to the vehicle.
The registration was HER150.
In a separate incident, police located a stolen vehicle in Trafalgar, the same day it was stolen.
At 10pm on Saturday night, officers saw a dark grey Holden Commodore matching the description of a stolen vehicle, in the front yard of a factory inn Waterloo Rd.
The vehicle had been fitted with stolen registration plates. A trailer was attached to the vehicle.
The car and trailer were seized, and a 29-year-old Morwell man was arrested and charged with four counts of handling stolen goods, and one count of dealing with the proceeds of crime.