Police are reminding residents of the importance of keeping their vehicles locked and their valuables secure as investigations continue into a series of opportunistic car burglaries at Latrobe, in the state’s North-West.

The burglaries took place in the early hours of Monday, 10 November, with the offender or offenders having entered cars that were mostly unlocked or had windows down slightly.

Several vehicles parked in different streets in the town – including Alberta St, Laura St, Cotton St, Last St, Ready Place and Fenton Place – were broken into and various items stolen.

Police are calling for information on the burglaries, including anyone who may witnessed people acting suspiciously in suburban streets on the night of 9 November or early morning of 10 November.

Residents with personal CCTV systems at home are urged to check footage and notify police if there is any suspicious activity identified.
Further, any people that have not reported break-ins, or attempted break-ins, to their vehicles are urged to do so.

Community members can help police reduce opportunistic offending by taking some basic crime prevention steps.

Police advise that locking vehicles, locking doors and windows, removing valuables and keys out of sight, installing sensor lights and security cameras can go a long way to preventing crime.

If you see anything suspicious call police on 131 444 or triple-zero (000) in an emergency.

If you have information about a crime, you can also report it anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au