Police charge women after allegedly breaking into eight separate storage units at night off Albany Highway

A woman has been charged over a spate of burglaries at storage units off Albany Highway in the past week. A block of units became the target of repeat break-ins from March 9. Police say eight individual units were broken into and property stolen, including tools, a bike, alcohol, jewellery and a wallet. Locks were broken off roller doors to gain access to the units and police believe most of the burglaries were committed in the hours of darkness. An investigation began after the break-ins were reported, with police executing several search warrants and arresting a woman in relation to the offences. The woman is due to appear in Albany Magistrates Court on April 13 facing eight counts of burglary, six counts of stealing, and one of attempted burglary. She is due to face the charges in Albany Magistrates Court on April 13. Albany officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt Hugh Letessier said it was a pleasing result to have charges laid so quickly. “The offences all took place at the same place over a period of a few days,” Sen. Sgt Letessier said. “We did a thorough investigation, canvassed local residents and businesses and got some witness accounts. “We worked pretty hard on it and we identified a suspect. “From that, we executed a number of search warrants, recovered a large amount of property and charged a female, so it’s been a good result.”