A 36-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into a home in Edmonton and then trying to resell the stolen goods the very next day.
Police allege the man forced entry into a Deppeler Road home on Friday, July 25, stealing various items before taking them to a Cairns pawn shop on Saturday.
He was arrested later that afternoon at a property on O’Driscoll Close, and has now been charged with one count of burglary (enter dwelling) and two counts of fraud.
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The man is set to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on August 12.
Police are continuing their investigation and urge anyone with information to come forward.
