by Luke Voogt
A Bannockburn man faces an extensive list of charges over his alleged involvement in seven burglaries over October.
Dimitri Tsatsaronis, 30, fronted Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face charges of burglary, theft, car theft, theft from a car, criminal damage by fire and traffic and other offences.
Geelong Tasking and Crime Intervention Taskforce detectives arrested Mr Tsatsaronis on Friday.
A magistrate on Monday afternoon adjourned the matter and remanded Mr Tsatsaronis to appear again at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 6 January.
Detectives released images last week following a spate of burglaries they believed to be linked across Geelong and surrounding towns in October.
On 10 October about 3.30am three male offenders broke into Caltex service station on Thompson Rd, North Geelong, stealing cigarettes and causing property damage, police alleged.
Investigators released an image of an Iveco Ducato tray truck involved in the break-in and two men who could “assist with enquiries”.
Detectives alleged thieves stole the truck during a Leopold burglary on 9 October, and police recovered it on 10 October in Corinella St, Bell Post Hill.
Three more burglaries in three separate towns occurred in one hour on 15 October, with two alleged burglars stealing mobile phone accessories, cigarettes, alcohol and cash.
Detectives released images of a late model silver Mitsubishi Pajero and a burglar using a saw to cut through a roller door during a break-in at IGA on Main Rd, Winchelsea.
The other two burglaries occurred at a service station on Midland Hwy, Bannockburn, and a liquor store on The Centreway, Lara.
On 27 October three burglaries occurred in Geelong between 1.50am and 2.15am, with offenders stealing cash and cigarettes.
The burglars broke into a fast-food outlet on Melbourne Rd, North Geelong, a store on Shannon Ave, Geelong West and The Cremorne Hotel on Pakington St, Newtown, police alleged.
Police released an image of two alleged offenders at The Cremorne Hotel. The investigation was ongoing, police said.
