Warragul & Drouin Gazette

Drouin cars targetted

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Vehicles in Acacia St and Wordsworth Crt, Drouin were the target of a spate of thefts from cars last week.

The thefts occurred on Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning.

Two men and a woman were seen gaining entry to an unlocked Mitsubishi Pajero in the driveway of an Acacia St house on Tuesday night.

Police said a quantity of coins was stolen and a windscreen breaking tool was left in the vehicle.

At another house in Acacia St, offenders tried to gain access to a Toyota Kluger via the front passenger door.

The offenders were disturbed by the owner. Police were told the male and female offenders were aged between 11 and 15-years-old.

Offenders gained entry to a 2016 Hyundai sedan parked in the driveway of a Wordsworth Ct property in the early hours of Thursday.

A quantity of coins was stolen. Police said CCTV footage showed two teenage offenders. Both were carrying torches.

Police said the security camera footage showed the offenders dumping cards and a jacket stolen from another vehicle in Wordsworth Crt on the same night.

Police said offenders attempted to enter four vehicles at an address in Wordsworth Crt before gaining entry to a 2005 Holden Astra sedan and stole a jacket and several cards.

In another incident in Cook St, Drouin on the same night, offenders attempted to gain entry to a 2010 Toyota Prado.

Police said offenders damaged the front door key lock, possibly using a screwdrive­r.

The offenders the smashed the rear small back door windows. No entry was gained an alarm was activated.

A male, about 15-years-old, was seen at the address.

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