Melbourne Australia: tourist burglar targeting wealthy Asians nabbed

Posted on November 25, 2013 • Filed under: Australia, Tourist Arrested

heraldsun.com.au reported that a touritst burglar stole $178,000 in cash, designer jewellery and electronics in a four year spree targeting rich Asians in Melbourne’s wealthiest suburbs. Barry Williams, 40, was nabbed in a targeted operation after he was identified on CCTV entering the well secured properties. Investigators claimed Williams would strike in the evenings when victims were likely to be home and ransack the homes in Kew, Brighton and Toorak.
The burglar scaled fences and balconies then used a jemmy bar to open doors or windows. Read Article

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