Jamie Page, 30, made the application in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court earlier this week. He has been charged with 12 offences including aggravated burglary.

The court heard sometime between December 5 and December 14, 2019, a blue Holden Barina was stolen from a Melbourne address.

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Between March 7 and March 8 this year, Mr Page allegedly stole registration plates from a Subaru parked at a Strathdale address.

Police alleged about 5.45am on March 8, Mr Page broke into a white ute that was parked outside a Jackass Flat address.

Mr Page allegedly left with the keys to the vehicle and several tools.

The court heard Mr Page went to another address about 50 metres down the road and allegedly broke into a white Toyota Hilux ute.

Mr Page allegedly stole Apple AirPods and tools from the vehicle.

The 30-year-old then allegedly entered the property's garage where he broke into a station wagon.

Police alleged he stole a wallet that contained credit cards before entering the property via a door in the garage.

The court heard the victim woke to the sound of a door opening. The resident got out of their bed and saw Mr Page allegedly coming through the door.

Police alleged Mr Page fled and exited via the garage, before getting into the Holden Barina and leaving the scene.

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The court heard about 10.55am that day, police were patrolling the Kennington area.

Officers spotted the Holden Barina and pulled up alongside the vehicle to see Mr Page allegedly driving. The court Mr Page allegedly sped off to avoid arrest.

Police located the Holden Barina outside a Kennington address about 11.15am.

Mr Page was allegedly at the property but jumped a fence and got into the Barina before leaving the scene.

Police searched the property and allegedly found the stolen goods.

The court heard police returned to the Kennington address at 2pm that day. They allegedly found Mr Page sitting in the Holden Barina parked outside of the address.

He was taken to hospital under police guard to receive treatment for an injured ankle.

Mr Page was taken to the Bendigo Police Station for interview later that evening. He admitted to stealing the registration plates but made no comments about the rest of the allegations.

The court heard Mr Page then requested a second police interview where he made full admissions to the offending. He told officers he had been on a bender after taking drugs.

Mr Page was on a community corrections order at the time of the alleged offending.

Fourteen pages of prior convictions were submitted to the court.

Prosecutor Senior Constable Dave Rennie told the court Mr Page was an unacceptable risk of committing further offences while on bail.

Mr Page, who was representing himself in court, told the magistrate he had relapsed into drug use and felt like he was still experiencing a drug psychosis.

Magistrate Megan Aumair said she was not satisfied Mr Page should be granted bail.

She said he needed some time to get a clear head as it appeared he was still under the influence of drugs.

Mr Page was remanded in custody and is due to return to the Bendigo Magistrates' Court in May.

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