North West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives have charged a woman following a string of jewellery burglaries across Melbourne’s Northwest.
It is alleged the 32-year-old woman broke into six properties across the suburbs of Burnside Heights, St Albans, Essendon and Point Cook over July and August.
It is alleged approximately $100,000 worth of items across the burglaries were stolen.
A large amount of jewellery including wedding rings and sentimental items, was allegedly stolen in Cairnlea on 12 August.
Officers intercepted an allegedly stolen vehicle along Fitzgerald Road in Laverton and discovered the stolen jewellery inside on 14 August.
A 32-year-old West Footscray woman has been charged with four counts of theft, five counts of burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, attempted burglary, obtain property by deception, two counts of handle stolen goods, possess a drug of dependence, drive while disqualified and two counts of theft of motor-vehicle.
She has been remanded to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on 22 August.
