Four people will face court over a series of violent home invasions in western Victoria this month.
A man, a woman, and a teenage boy were arrested a property on Sutton Street in Maryborough yesterday at about 2.50pm.
A second woman handed herself in to police later in the day.
Police allege that when the second woman was arrested, she handed over the keys to the car she arrived in – a 2015 Mercedes SK35 that officers believe was stolen from Kennington earlier this month.
The arrests came after investigations into aggravated home invasions at properties in Green Street, Carisbrook, on February 7; Poplar Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, on February 9; Vale Street, Sebastopol, on February 10; and Smeaton Road, Clunes, on February 19.
A 34-year-old woman and 26-year-old man, both of no fixed address, have each been charged with four counts of aggravated home invasion, kidnapping and firearm offences.
A 26-year-old woman from Maryborough has been charged with three counts of aggravated burglary and the 17-year-old boy has been charged with one count of aggravated burglary.
The man and two women have all been remanded to appear before court today.
The teenager will appear before a children’s court.
