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SWAN HILL

Burglary: Between 10pm on Tuesday September 10 and 6am the following day, offenders targeted three carwash businesses in Swan Hill, forcing entry to various areas to reach cash in one of the businesses and attempting to access the other two.

Burglary: Between September 6 and 9 cash was stolen from the office area of a business in Karinie Street, Swan Hill, when offenders broke in.

ROBINVALE

Burglary: In the early hours of Saturday September 14, an offender entered a home in Bromley Road, Robinvale, and assaulted the 51-year-old male occupant, who then required medical treatment and was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Burglary: At about midday on Wednesday September 11, a black Honda Civic and the keys to another vehicle were stolen from a property on the Hattah Robinvale Road at Liparoo. In the early hours of Thursday September 12 an offender forced entry to a shed on the same property in which someone was sleeping. It appears that on realising that someone was inside, the offender left.

BULOKE

Burglary: Between the end of June and the start of September, offenders gained entry to a home on the Sunraysia Highway at Watchem.

Theft: A resident has reported that over the past month mail has been taken from their letterbox in Currie Street, Charlton. Any other residents who are experiencing theft are asked to contact Charlton police or the police assistance line.

GANNAWARRA

Theft from motor vehicle: Between 5pm on Friday September 13 and 8am on Sunday September 15, offenders removed a number plate from a vehicle parked in Fitzroy Street, Kerang.

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