Police are asking for information following a rash of break-and-enters targeting houses, businesses, and schools over the weekend.
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At around 6pm on Monday and 6.50am on Tuesday a North Griffith school shed was broken into and a grey Yamaha Timberwolf quad bike was stolen.
That same night a home on Bent Street was broken into and had two mobiles, computers, and a jar of money was stolen.
Between 7.05pm on Friday and 6.55am on Monday a business on Kooyoo Street was broken into and had a cash box, some cash, and several keys stolen.
At around 6pm on Saturday and 11.05am on Sunday burglars broke into a house’s storage home on Coolah Street and stole large kitchen appliances including a dishwasher and stove top.
They then entered the garage where they took a compressor, chainsaw and various tools.
Between 3pm on Friday and 6.20am on Monday a depot on Merrigal Street had its fuel stolen directly from the fuel supply.
Sometime between 5pm Friday and 10am Saturday a 7x4 box trailer was stolen from a vacant block in Robertson Street and has yet to be found.
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At around the same time some excavation equipment was damaged on a construction site on Banna Avenue.
Two pieces of equipment had their windows smashed in and other equipment were damaged in what police believe is malicious damage to property.
About 10.30pm on Saturday some residents heard a loud bang outside their home in McCudden Street.
When they went outside they discovered a vehicle had crashed into an electrical power box located on the footpath and the front garden bed at the home and drove away.
A witness saw a white utility driving away from the scene just after the loud bang but did not witness the crash.
Anyone with knowledge about this crash is asked to contact Griffith Police on 6969 4299 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Kenji Sato
Kenji Sato is a handsome journalist at The Daily Advertiser who enjoys writing flattering bios about himself in the third person. He can be contacted by email at kenji.sato@dailyadvertiser.com.au or by mobile on 0448 927 612.
Kenji Sato is a handsome journalist at The Daily Advertiser who enjoys writing flattering bios about himself in the third person. He can be contacted by email at kenji.sato@dailyadvertiser.com.au or by mobile on 0448 927 612.
