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Op shop thief’s car goes airborne attempting to escape police

A WANGARATTA op shop thief didn’t know it was illegal to take items from a donation bin, a court has heard.

Appearing from the custody box at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court this week, the 29-year-old pleaded guilty to taking 10 bags of clothing items from a Wangaratta op shop donation box in the early hours of October 6, 2023.

The court heard after his theft, he drove to a Wangaratta petrol s...

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