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RICHMOND premiership player Marlion Pickett has been granted bail by a Perth magistrate after being charged over a string of alleged burglaries in which currency was stolen from safes.
Police remanded Pickett in custody on Sunday - a day after he played in the Tigers' 15-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium - alleging he was involved in commercial burglaries between December and January.
The 31-year-old appeared in the dock in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, wearing a black sweatshirt.
He only spoke to confirm his name and was not required to enter pleas.
A police prosecutor told the court the alleged offending by Pickett and others involved a series of commercial burglaries resulting in the theft of more than $380,000 in Australian and foreign currencies from within safes.
Pickett is facing 12 charges including four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of stealing and three counts of criminal damage.
Prosecutors opposed bail, saying there was a risk Pickett would reoffend if he was released.
Pickett's lawyer David Manera said the prosecution case rested largely on allegations deposits were made into his bank account by his co-offenders and that a camper-van rented in his name was driven interstate by the other men.
Magistrate Erin O'Donnell said the allegations were serious but she was confident Pickett did not present a significant flight risk.
She granted bail on the condition Pickett resides at his address in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, reports weekly to a local police station, does not interact with his alleged co-offenders and provides a $50,000 personal surety.
Police remanded Pickett in custody on Sunday - a day after he played in the Tigers' 15-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium - alleging he was involved in commercial burglaries between December and January.
The 31-year-old appeared in the dock in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, wearing a black sweatshirt.
He only spoke to confirm his name and was not required to enter pleas.
A police prosecutor told the court the alleged offending by Pickett and others involved a series of commercial burglaries resulting in the theft of more than $380,000 in Australian and foreign currencies from within safes.
Pickett is facing 12 charges including four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of stealing and three counts of criminal damage.
Prosecutors opposed bail, saying there was a risk Pickett would reoffend if he was released.
Pickett's lawyer David Manera said the prosecution case rested largely on allegations deposits were made into his bank account by his co-offenders and that a camper-van rented in his name was driven interstate by the other men.
Magistrate Erin O'Donnell said the allegations were serious but she was confident Pickett did not present a significant flight risk.
She granted bail on the condition Pickett resides at his address in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, reports weekly to a local police station, does not interact with his alleged co-offenders and provides a $50,000 personal surety.
Feeling for his kids right now, they idolise their dad. Hope the full story comes out tomorrow and he has been wrongly accused.
