Alleged prolific thieves arrested in Melbourne crackdown

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Police arrested alleged prolific thieves during a two-day crime operation across Port and South Melbourne, which has shown a rise in repeat offending and drug-related antisocial behaviour. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Alleged prolific thieves were arrested during a two-day police sweep across port and south Melbourne

00:06as part of a targeted operation aimed at curbing repeat offending in the city.

00:11It's no secret that we've seen an increase in shop theft in recent times.

00:15Now this doesn't just hurt the trader, this also hurts the wider community

00:18as it often leads to increased prices at the counter.

00:22Officers alongside detectives and a passive alert detection dog

00:27detected anyone carrying illicit substances

00:30and visited known repeat offenders who had active warrants or unresolved whereabouts.

00:35The operation led to 11 arrests, 18 warrants cleared for offences including theft,

00:42assault, burglary, family violence breaches and drug possession

00:47as well as nine whereabouts resolved.

00:50Among the arrests were a 47-year-old Melbourne man

00:53accused of a string of burglaries and car break-ins.

00:57A 45-year-old St Kilda man charged over multiple shop thefts

01:02and a 35-year-old South Melbourne woman wanted for theft, burglary and drug matters.

01:09All three were bailed to appear in court.

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