Police have charged five people as part of an investigation into a series of thefts in the Cranbourne area in the first three weeks of October.
Officers executed a search warrant at a property on Lyall Street in Cranbourne on Wednesday 21 October, arresting and charging three men and two women.
The warrants follow an investigation by Cranbourne uniform police into more than twenty-five alleged shop thefts and vehicle crimes, with more than $10,000 worth of goods stolen from the Cranbourne, Clyde, Hampton Park, and Narre Warren areas.
Police located and seized:
- Televisions, electronic devices and lithium batteries allegedly stolen from supermarkets across Southeast Melbourne.
- A white coloured Vespa scooter allegedly stolen from the Cranbourne area in January 2026, which had been repainted black.
- A substantial amount of allegedly stolen copper stripped and ready for sale
- Illicit drugs believed to be GHB, cannabis, cocaine and methylamphetamine.
The group have been charged with:
A 34-year-old man from Frankston – breach intervention order (x2), fail to appear on bail, theft (x5), shop steal, theft from motor vehicle, handle stolen goods (x2), and commit indictable whilst on bail. He was remanded to the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 22 October.
A 36-year-old man from Cranbourne – theft (x6), shop steal, commit indictable whilst on bail (x3), handle stolen goods (x3) and resist police. She has been remanded to the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 22 October
A 40-year-old man from Cranbourne – theft (x5), shop steal and possess a drug of dependence and bailed to appear at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 23 January.
A 32-year-old woman from Cranbourne – commit indictable offence on bail (x4), theft (x4), shop steal and threat to damage property. She was remanded to the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 22 October.
A 30-year-old woman from Cranbourne- handle stolen goods (x2), commit indictable offence whilst on bail (x2) and breach conduct condition of bail. She was bailed to appear at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 23 January.
“Police received multiple tip offs from members of the public in relation to the ongoing crime and issues at the address. As a result, police have acted swiftly. We won’t allow these issues to go unnoticed, and we always ask members of the community to report something if it doesn’t look right”.
