Easter holidaymakers warned after couple's home ransacked following airport robbery
A Victorian couple is warning fellow holidaymakers travelling over the Easter break to be vigilant when leaving their cars at the airport after a nightmare chain of events saw their home ransacked.
Josh and Karen left their car in the Melbourne Airport long-term parking for three nights last month, a place they've parked for 25 years.
When they returned from their short getaway they found their vehicle, along with several others, had been broken into through smashed windows.
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Josh and Karen left their car in the Melbourne Airport long-term parking for three nights in March, a place they've parked for 25 years. Nine
The couple believe thieves may have found their address on a document in their vehicle, because they returned home to find their Mornington Peninsula property had been turned upside down.
"Every single room was trashed completely, every cupboard, every drawer ... they left no stone unturned," Josh said.
The couple claim their car was one of several that had smashed windows. Nine
Thieves stole jewellery, medical files, birth certificates, passports and electronics.
Sentimental items were also taken, including a notepad where Karen's mum wrote her last words.
"When she was in the hospital on end of life, that's what I had of her," Karen said.
They also found keys to a cabinet with clay shooting guns.
"It's gone to the underworld, that's the only thing you can think," Josh said.
"We are nervous in our own surroundings."
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Melbourne Airport says it's investigating the incident and working with federal and Victoria police.
Josh and Karen are urging others to check their cars for identifying documents and take images of valuables for future claims.
"Be sure you're leaving no evidence of where you live around, be sure to do your house up as tight as you can," Josh said.
The Mornington Peninsula property had been turned upside down when they returned. Nine
Travellers should even consider deleting their address from their GPS, according to Neighbourhood Watch chief executive Bambi Gordon.
"If a crook gets your car they now know where home is, they know you're not there," Gordon said.
"One of the best places to keep your keys, put the spares next door at your neighbour's and do the same for them."
It comes as Melbourne Airport prepares for one its busiest days of the year tomorrow, with about 117,000 travellers expected through the gates.
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