By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A SHIPPING container was prised open in a mass industrial burglary in Lang Lang.
Police are yet to finalise the total value of goods taken in the haul, but confirm at least some of the power tools have been recovered after being dumped on the road close to the targeted Westernport Road site.
Suggestions currently have it that $10,000 worth of tools were pinched, and offenders may have dumped the mass load of goods on the side of the road to return for a second pick-up.
Police said offender/s cut the lock to a shipping container at the industrial site between 4pm on Monday 11 July and 7am on Tuesday 12 July.
A large quantity of tools was stolen, with some found dumped close to the premises.
Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) Detective Sergeant Phil Jury said the offender/s intentions were unknown.
“They may have had the intention to come back or couldn’t have fit them all in their car,” he said.
Police have expressed concerns over a residential burglary in Pakenham where a weapon was reported stolen.
Youths were seen in the vicinity of the Sandalwood Drive home when the archery bow was stolen between 4.30pm – 5pm on Wednesday 13 July.
Four youths, including two boys, one described as having shoulder- length blond hair and one described as skinny, were located in the premises around the time the $840 Hoyt brand bow was stolen from the home garage.
The victim said he was cleaning the garage at the time, but went inside briefly around the time the bow was stolen.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
