MOE, VIC. — Uniform police from Moe teamed up with Loss Prevention Officers (LPOs) in supermarkets, clothing shops and liquor stores to catch would-be thieves in the act.
Police also conducted patrols throughout the CBD and surrounding areas, including the retail precinct, railway station, skate park and other key community locations.
Thirteen people were arrested in just two days, including:
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- A 30-year-old woman from Moe was allegedly spotted by LPOs stealing more than $800 worth of items from a department store on Albert Street, including jeans, a hair straightener, a toilet brush and stick-on nails. She was charged with theft and contravening a family violence intervention order. She was bailed to appear in Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in October.
The woman was ordered not to attend the store. All items were recovered and returned to the store.
- A 30-year-old man from Newborough, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for three alleged thefts, was sighted by uniform members.
He was charged with theft and was bailed to appear in Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in November. The man also received a caution for possessing cannabis. It will be alleged that he stole over $10,000 of items from supermarkets over the last two years.
- A 40-year-old man from Moe, who was wanted on outstanding warrants, was sighted allegedly stealing beauty products from a supermarket on Albert Street.
He was cautioned for the theft of the $130 worth of beauty products, which were returned to the supermarket. He will face Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in October over the outstanding warrants, and was banned from attending the supermarket for 12 months.
Similar operations are expected in the future.
