Four people have been arrested after a string of alleged home burglaries including in Sebastopol.
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A man, teenager and a woman were arrested by police at a property in Sutton Street, Maryborough about 2.50pm on Tuesday, February 20.
Police also allegedly found a .223 bold action rifle with scope, alleged imitation glock-style handgun, ammunition, stolen registration plates and an axe at the property.
A second woman handed herself into a local police station on the same day, and brought with her a 2015 Mercedes SK15 allegedly stolen in an aggravated burglary in Kennington earlier this month.
The arrests follow an extensive investigation following four alleged aggravated home invasions at properties in:
- Vale Street, Sebastopol on February 10
- Smeaton Road, Clunes on February 19.
- Green Street, Carisbrook on February 7 and
- Poplar Street, Golden Square on February 9
A 34-year-old woman and 26-year-old man, both of no fixed address, have each been charged with four counts of aggravated home invasion, kidnapping and firearm offences.
A 26-year-old woman from Maryborough has been charged with three counts of aggravated burglary and the 17-year-old boy has been charged with one count of aggravated burglary.
An allegedly stolen Kia Optima was also seized believed stolen from an aggravated burglary in Tootgarook this month.
The man and two women have all been remanded to appear before Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, February 21.
