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Two men have been charged with more than 170 offences following an investigation into 48 alleged burglaries and motor vehicle thefts across 19 Melbourne suburbs, including Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing and Truganina. Police executed search warrants in Hoppers Crossing, Laverton and Werribee South on Tuesday, with the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit assisting Melton detectives.
19 suburbs allegedly targeted
Two men have been charged with more than 170 offences following a wide-ranging investigation by Melton Volume Crime Response Team detectives.
Police allege the pair were involved in 48 aggravated burglaries, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts between February and May this year.
The alleged offending stretched across 19 suburbs, including the Wyndham areas of Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing and Truganina, alongside Thornhill Park, Weir Views, Hillside, Footscray, Maribyrnong, Somerton, Diggers Rest, Yarraville, Cairnlea, Sandringham, Ascot Vale, Seaholme, Keilor, Belmont, Ivanhoe and Watsonia.
With assistance from the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit and the Melton Divisional Crime Tasking Team, three search warrants were executed in Hoppers Crossing, Laverton and Werribee South on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
Officers seized a number of allegedly stolen items during the raids.
A 35-year-old Hoppers Crossing man and a 36-year-old Laverton man were subsequently arrested.
The 35-year-old man was charged with 90 offences, including aggravated burglary, 33 counts of burglary, seven counts of attempted burglary, 28 counts of theft, seven counts of theft of motor vehicle, five counts of criminal damage, theft from motor vehicle, possess weapons, possess drug of dependence, handle stolen goods, possess counterfeit money and possess proceeds of crime.
The 36-year-old man was charged with 85 offences, including aggravated burglary, 33 counts of burglary, seven counts of attempted burglary, 28 counts of theft, seven counts of theft of motor vehicle, five counts of criminal damage, possess weapons, theft from motor vehicle and possess drug of dependence.
Both men were remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.
The latest charges follow a string of recent burglary investigations linked to the western suburbs, with detectives previously charging four people over an alleged aggravated burglary spree across Wyndham in January last year.
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