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Lock up garages and

23/10/2008

POLICE are urging residents to lock garages and sheds at night, after a record number of burglaries in the City of Casey.
Police say they are facing an epidemic of thieves entering garages and sheds – attached to homes or freestanding – and stealing from vehicles and motorbikes.
Residents need to alert police of suspicious behaviour by immediately calling 000.

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