Police seek thief who shut off water to 29 homes before stealing garden taps

Police are hunting a thief who has been stealing garden taps (faucets) and turning off water mains at houses across the north of Melbourne in Australia.



The man targeted 29 homes in Epping and Lalor between midnight and 5:30am on December 9.

Investigators have released security footage that shows the man venturing into people's gardens, turning off the water mains before unscrewing taps from the pipe.


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In a statement police said they were "hoping to tap into public information to track down the water-saving thief". The man is described as thin and around 175 centimetres tall.