Serial shoplifter charged with over 100 counts after stealing alcohol worth around $200,000
A man has been charged with over 100 counts after he allegedly went on a shoplifting spree, mainly involving alcohol from bottle shops, for nearly a year.
Fugitive Squad officers in conjunction with the Geelong Liquor Licensing Unit arrested the man wanted about an alleged shoplifting spree throughout Victoria and interstate.
It is alleged the 26-year-old man was responsible for stealing approximately $200,000 worth of goods, predominantly alcohol, between December 2023 and September 2024.
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He has been charged with 102 counts of theft and remanded to appear at the Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
