UPDATE WEDNESDAY 8.45am: Police are now only seeking 8 of the 20 wanted as part of the Bendigo Crime Crackdown Campaign.

UPDATE MONDAY 1.30pm: Another criminal on Bendigo polices’ most wanted list has been apprehended. Eleven offenders have now been arrested, with police searching for nine more in the last week of their campaign.

UPDATE SUNDAY 3pm: Police have located another of this week’s most wanted offenders. Three more are yet to be found. 

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 1:20pm: Police have located another of this week’s most wanted offenders. Four more are yet to be found. 

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Police have located another two of this week’s most wanted offenders. Six more are yet to be found. 

UPDATE TUESDAY: Police are now only seeking nine of this week’s offenders.

EARLIER: Crime Stoppers and Victoria Police have today named a further 10 offenders wanted by Bendigo Police on outstanding arrest warrants for property-related crime in the region.

So far, only one arrest has been made since the Bendigo Crime Crackdown Campaign was launched last Monday, but police have applauded residents for coming forward with information they say has provided them with a number of leads.

Bendigo Superintendent Darren Franks said police were actively investigating the new information received as a result of the campaign.

“We can’t go into specifics for investigative reasons but we can say that information received so far has given police real investigative leads that we are currently following up,” he said.

Superintendent Franks said the suspects police were looking for were wanted on warrants for “very serious offences”, including burglary and aggravated burglary, which could in turn lead to further offending.

“These criminal acts are not only extremely distressing for victims but also often lead to other crimes, for example a stolen vehicle may then be used in a later burglary,” he said.

“This behaviour will not be tolerated in our community and the message is clear to anyone with outstanding warrants – we know who you are, the community will tell us where you are, if you know you are wanted by police, come and see us before we come and see you.”

With many of the intelligence reports on which police are basing their investigations coming via Crime Stoppers, the crime-fighting charity urged the community to get behind the campaign and report what they know confidentially.

Crime Stoppers Victoria general manager Cathy Rhodes said the victims of the types of crimes the campaign was focusing on were often left traumatised and felt their privacy had been invaded following a burglary at their home.

She said in some cases burglary victims even felt forced to leave their homes and move to a new property as a result of the attack on their place of residence.

“The community really is key to helping stop and solve crime – no one knows your neighbourhood better than you do,” she said.

“So please, if you know who these people are, or if you have information relating to any other crime, we urge you to report what you know confidentially to Crime Stoppers.

“All information received is handled in utmost confidence. There is no caller ID or IP tracing.”

To make a confidential report to Crime Stoppers call 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au, or make a donation via the website.