BY IAN CROUCH
A 50-year-old man is due to front court in July accused of a string of break and enters including the alleged theft of five motorcycles and riding equipment from a Morisset dealership valued at $50,000.
Officers arrested a 40-year-old man at a home in Berner Street Merewether on unrelated offences.
A search of the home recovered 3 motorbikes, riding equipment and clothing allegedly stolen from the Morisset business.
Inquiries led police to a Gateshead storage shed linked to a 50-year-old man from the Berner Street address where further items were seized along with a large number of allegedly stolen tools.
He was arrested near his Merewether home after foot pursuit and scuffle with police.
EARLIER:
Lake Macquarie Police are on the hunt for two men wanted over the theft of several motorbikes earlier this week at Morisset.
Police say between 1.30am and 6.00am on Monday, the pair forced their way into a motorcycle dealership on Alliance Avenue through a wall.
They took five Yamaha motorbikes and riding equipment including helmets, gloves, goggles and kitbags, before leaving in a grey ute believed to be driven by third person.
Police have released CCTV images of two people and a grey ute seen in the area and are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
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| A CCTV image of one of the men allegedly involved in the heist |
