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A 45-year-old man has been charged following a series of alleged commercial burglaries in the Bendigo area.
The man was remanded in custody to appear before the Bendigo Magistrates' Court later this month.
The charges came after a police raid in Ironbark on Monday morning.
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Monday, 3pm
The man arrested by police in Ironbark was found hiding in a shed after fleeing an address in Victoria Street when officers raided the property this morning.
Officers attended an address in Victoria Street to execute the warrant in relation to an ongoing investigation into recent burglaries in the Bendigo region when the man fled about 10.45am.
The 45-year-old man fled from Victoria Street address when police attempted to execute a search warrant.
Specialist police units including the Air Wing and Dog Squad assisted local members in a search before the 45-year-old Ironbark man was located and arrested in a nearby shed.
He is currently assisting police with their inquiries.
2pm
Police have taken a man into custody.
After a search involving the dog squad, officers went into a home on Quick Street just before 2pm.
A man was led outside and loaded into a van a short time ago.
1.30pm
Members of the dog squad, including a police dog, have arrived in the area.
Detectives are concentrated on a property near the corner of Victoria and Quick streets.
Earlier
A police operation is taking place in the Bendigo suburbs of Ironbark and Long Gully.
Police are in position along several streets.
There are several plain-clothes officers in the Victoria, Quick, Roeder and Prout streets area.
A police helicopter was seen over the area in the past hour.
Police are yet to make any further details public.
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