A Gold Coast man has been charged over a string of thefts from ATMs, bank safes and businesses in an alleged six-month crime spree.
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The 39-year-old Upper Coomera man is alleged to have broken into banks, service stations and businesses across the Gold Coast, stealing cash from automatic teller machines, safes and cash registers, between Christmas Eve 2014 and May 27.
Coomera Criminal Investigation Branch detectives swooped on the man's home on Thursday, later charging him with 30 theft, damage and property-related offences.
The man's arrest came as part of Operation Effectivo, launched by Coomera detectives in January in response to a number of break-ins and the theft or attempted theft of cash from automatic teller machines at the Gold Coast.
He was remanded in custody to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.
He faces more than 30 charges, including:
- 12 counts of enter premises and commit an indictable offence
- Four counts of enter premises with intent
- Three counts of attempted enter premises
- Eight charges of wilful damage and three of attempted stealing.
Police will allege the offences include break-ins, attempted stealing or wilful damage at the following premises:
May 27, 2015 Licensed premises at Surfers Paradise
May 25, 2015 Electronic business, Surfers Paradise
May 12, 2015 Bank at Ashmore
May 11, 2015 Bank at Ashmore
May 8, 2015 Real Estate business at Palm Beach
May 7, 2015 Veterinary business at Tugun
May 7, 2015 Bank at Tugun
May 2, 2015 Bank at Paradise Point
May 2, 2015 A Paradise Point business
May 1, 2015 Licensed premises at Helensvale
May 1, 2015 Service Station at Upper Coomera
May 5, 2015 Grocery business at Tugun
April 28, 2015 Service Station at Loganholme
April 26, 2015 Bank at Loganholme
April 15, 2015 Service Station at Southport
April 1, 2015 Rental business at Upper Coomera
April 2, 2015 Bank at Upper Coomera
March 4, 2015 Real estate business at Coomera
February 22, 2015 Service Station at Nerang
January 4, 2015 Real estate business at Helensvale
December 24, 2015 A Carrara business
