Police charge man after Marketplace robberies

Detectives from the Southern Metro Region Crime Squad have charged a man with more than 60 offences following a search warrant in Pakenham this morning.

The charges relate a series of alleged Facebook Marketplace robberies from October 2023 to February 2024.

Officers conducted a search warrant this morning at a Blue Horizons Way address, seizing clothing items and electronic devices.

A 21-year-old Pakenham man was arrested and has been charged with 65 charges in relation to robbery, theft, handling stolen goods and bail offences.

He has been bailed/remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 20 February.

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