A MAN charged with 18 mostly dishonest offences involving burglaries, thefts and obtaining property by deception has been remanded in custody.
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Matthew Malady, 28, of Jetty Lane, Warrnambool, unsuccessfully applied for bail in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody until August 14.
Constable Rob WIlson said police opposed bail saying Mr Malady was not obeying his bail conditions which included to live at Hoki Court and an overnight curfew.
He said it was alleged Mr Malady had been involved in nine criminal incidents.
That included a theft from a vehicle overnight on June 25 when a wallet was removed and a bank card used at a BP service station.
Five days later there was another theft from a car in Lava Street when a briefcase, stethoscope, chess set and keys were stolen.
The next day the keys were used to enter a Lava Street address where a laptop computer and mountaineering gear valued at $4000 were stolen.
There was a theft from a neighbouring vehicle the same day with coins, keys and bank cards stolen.
The card was used on six different dates at a range of businesses.
Constable Wilson said Mr Malady was also accused of being involved in two burglaries at Purnim earlier this month when a firearm and chainsaw were stolen at one property and a Holden Captiva from a neighbouring home.
Mr Malady's vehicle was seen in the area.
When an associate was arrested on May 13 in Mr Malady's blue Mitsubishi Lancer, there was a large amount of stolen goods in the vehicle including a sawn-off rifle.
The Holden Captiva was later recovered at Bushfield Recreation Reserve.
There was also a burglary at a Moore Street address where a laptop and keys were taken and another break-in a week again at a doctor's home where a medical bag, bottles of wine and silver cuff links were stolen.
Police also executed a warrant and a found a large range of stolen items at a Hyland Street address including eight laptop computers from the Woodford Primary School.
Mr Malady was in court for breaching an intervention order in November last year and is currently facing a charge of possessing ice.
Constable Wilson said police had been looking for Mr Malady for three weeks and he was found hiding under a doona on Monday.
Mr Malady said he had learnt his lesson after spending the past 24 hours in the cells, he could now live with his parents and half the allegations made by police were not true.
Magistrate Alan Spillane said that Mr Malady was admitting half the allegations were true.
When it was put that 28-year-old Mr Malady could live with his parents and obey them, the magistrate said: "Are you serious?"
He refused bail saying Mr Malady was an unacceptable risk of continuing to offend.
