The 28-year-old man was this week charged with 25 offences, including burglary, theft, theft of a motor vehicle, arson and handling stolen goods.

The charges relate to eight burglaries alleged to have occurred between late March and early July in towns across western Victoria, including Coleraine, Heywood, Timboon, Donald, Stawell, Swan Hill and Wendouree.

Detectives from across these areas were able to identify similarities between the burglaries, including vehicles being stolen with number plates being changed, as well as a number of the stolen cars being later found abandoned and burnt out.

A combined effort from the Hamilton and Swan Hill police crime investigation units, as well as the Ballarat police divisional response unit, resulted in the execution of four search warrants on August 5 in Sebastopol and Mount Pleasant.

During the search warrant at one of the three addresses in Sebastopol, detectives seized a variety of evidence relating to the burglaries.

At the Mount Pleasant search warrant, detectives seized alleged stolen property valued at approximately $50,000, as well as imitation firearms.

The burglaries this property relates to is still under investigation.

The accused man was arrested at a Creswick property on August 5.

He was been remanded in custody and is expected to appear in the Ballarat Magistrates Court on August 27.

Detectives also interviewed a 34-year-old male, who presented himself to the Ballarat police station on August 6.

He was interviewed in relation to two burglaries, two thefts, three thefts from motor vehicle, one theft of motor vehicle, two accounts of handling stolen goods and arson. He was released pending further enquiries.

The investigation by Swan Hill, Hamilton and Ballarat police remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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