Arrest made over burglaries

Geelong Tasking and Crime Intervention Taskforce (TACIT) detectives have arrested a man over a series of commercial burglaries and break-ins committed across the Geelong area in October this year.

A 30-year-old Bannockburn man was arrested in Geelong this afternoon and was interviewed in relation to at least seven burglaries, thefts and criminal damages.

He was charged with burglary, theft, theft of motor car, theft from motor car, criminal damage by fire, traffic and other offences.

He faced an out of sessions hearing this evening and was remanded to appear at the Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The investigation into the burglaries is ongoing.

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