Stolen safes and motorcycles seized as Boronia man charged with 70 offences

Police have arrested and charged a 47-year-old Boronia man with 70 offences relating to an alleged 23 burglaries, after they discovered and seized a number of illicit items including two allegedly stolen motorcycles and safes.

Police alleged the burglaries took place between last October and December primarily at commercial premises in the eastern suburbs including Bayswater, Monbulk, Wantirna, Knoxfield, Burwood, Upper Ferntree Gully, Forest Hill, Vermont, Mitcham, Kew, Hawthorn, Surrey Hills, Clayton, Notting Hill, Ashwood, Mount Waverley and Balwyn.

Alongside the Dog Squad, police executed two search warrants on New Years Day in Hayles Street and Rankin Road in Boronia, seizing a number of items.

Police seized alleged stolen property including safes, cash registers and drawers, mobile phones and laptops; homemade and imitation firearms, firearm components and ammunition; two allegedly stolen motorcycles; and various quantities of alleged illicit drugs believed to be heroin, methylamphetamine and cannabis.

Police charged the man with 70 offences, including burglary, theft, theft of motor vehicles, possessing ammunition without a licence, and cultivating cannabis.

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