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Elderly residents sleep as burglars kick in their door

Four burglars smashed into a central Geelong home as two elderly residents slept during an early morning burglary on Sunday, according to police.

Four offenders kicked in the front door of the Yarra St home just before 5.30am, police said.

Two of the offenders walked back to a dark-coloured station wagon parked outside while two others entered the home.

Once inside, the burglars went into the kitchen where they stole alcohol, two mobile phones and the keys to a 2017 Mercedes Benz, registered ATQ 886.

The burglars left the house, with one getting into the Mercedes and the other getting into the station wagon, before driving both cars from the scene.

The occupants of the home, a 72-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, were uninjured and unaware of the burglary until later in the morning.

Police found the stolen Mercedes dumped in Moran St, Norlane, on Sunday afternoon.

Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives were investigating the burglary, police said.

They urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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