Update – charges laid – Sports club poker machine burglaries, SE Queensland
Detectives have charged a 54-year-old Elanora man with 28 offences- 23 counts of enter premises and commit an indictable offence and five counts of enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence.
He was denied police bail and remanded in police custody to appear before the Southport Magistrates Court this morning.
Original media release issued August 29, 2017- copied below
The Drug and Serious Crime Group, in partnership with the South Eastern Police Region, has been investigating a series of linked break and enter offences in South East Queensland where money has been stolen from poker machines.
Detectives from Operation Aristocrat have been liaising with New South Wales detectives who are investigating similar offences believed to have been committed by the same offender.
Police believe the offender has been active in Queensland and New South Wales for several years targeting poker machines in sports clubs and other commercial businesses.
A search warrant was executed today (Tuesday, August 29) at an Elanora address where a 53-year-old was arrested.
Detectives will be preferring charges in relation to 28 break and enter offences committed from North Brisbane to the Gold Coast between 2009 and 2017.
The investigation is ongoing by the Queensland Police Service and New South Wales Police Force to identify further break and enter offences committed.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Source: Brisbane Crime Alert
