Thieves have continued targeting the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula for boats and vehicles, according to police.
The thefts extended to a truck stolen from Point Lonsdale on Monday, police revealed on social media this week.
The incidents followed a report in last week’s Indy of a recent spate of boat thefts on the peninsula, with some hauls also including vehicles attached to the boats’ trailers.
The latest incidents included the theft of a 6.4-metre boat with a 150-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor from a “secured backyard” at Portarlington home, police posted.
The Palm Beach-brand boat disappeared along with its aluminium Seahawk dual-axled trailer either late Sunday or early Monday.
The total value of the haul would have been worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Thieves also took an inflatable boat on a trailer from the backyard of a Queenscliff house between 3 and 10 June, police posted earlier this week.
The boat had a 2007 60hp Mercury outboard motor.
The truck was stolen on Monday before a credit card inside was used at stores in Ocean Grove, police posted.
Police released images of a women who would “certainly hold valuable information” about the truck and credit card.
Police urged anyone with information about the thefts to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
