Date Time Police lay charges after series of thefts in Ballarat Detectives from Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit have charged a man in regard to thefts from motor vehicles and burglaries in the Ballarat area. It is alleged the offences took place between Saturday 3 July and Sunday 4 July throughout the Ballarat area including six vehicles broken into at the one car park on Enterprise Grove in Mount Helen. An 18-year-old man has been arrested with the assistance of the Divisional Response Unit following the execution of a search warrant yesterday. A large amount of allegedly stolen property including a firearm have been seized.