Detectives from Noosa Heads, assisted by general duties officers from Pomona, Cooroy and Noosa Heads have been investigating an increased spate of property crime offences committed across the Noosa Heads Police Division over the last few weeks.
These offences have occurred predominately within Tewantin and along Noosa Parade, Noosa Sound.
Offences include break and enter dwellings, stealing motor cars, steal from motor vehicles, fraud and drug offences.
Police attended a Pomona residence on Monday evening and located two offenders who were charged with multiple offences and later appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday 2 April.
25-year-old Luke Casey has been charged with 22 offences including; burglary, stealing, breach of bail condition, unlawful use of motor vehicle, receiving tainted property, arson motor vehicle, attempted robbery, wilful damage and traffic offences.
Casey was remanded in custody for Committal mention at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 17 May.
27-year-old Harley Bennett has been charged with nine offences including; unlawful use of a motor vehicle, stealing, burglary, possessing dangerous drugs and enter and commit indictable offence.
Bennett was remanded in custody for mention at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on 29 April.
Police are continuing to search for a number of other suspects in relation to these offences and are confident further arrests will follow.
These arrests are in addition to two arrests of different offenders for burglary and unlawful use of a motor vehicle offences committed at Castaway’s Beach and Tewantin in the last fortnight.
