A Kiewa man is alleged to have struck fear into the Wangaratta and Myrtleford communities following involvement in alleged burglaries and dangerous driving in recent months.

The 28-year-old appeared from custody at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday applying for bail following his arrest last Wednesday on several charges involving burglary, theft, vehicle damage, handling stolen goods, and drug possession.

He was taken into custody after rolling his white Ford Courier utility on Oxley Flats Road near Wangaratta about 4:35am.

He was taken to hospital in a stable condition with lower body injuries while police allegedly found drugs inside his car.

Constable Zac Pearson told the court while tests from the hospital have yet to be confirmed, the man allegedly told police he wouldn’t be surprised if drugs were present in his system.

At the time he was wanted for a series of alleged thefts from Bunnings Warehouse Wangaratta while on bail.

His arrest followed a series of alleged burglaries and offending spanning the North East over the past two months.

In the early hours of 10 September, he and two co-accused allegedly gained access to the Glenrowan Solar Farm and a Yarrawonga council dept and stole more than $23,000 worth of power tools.

On 17 September, the accused and co-accused allegedly stole three chainsaws from Benalla Motorcycles worth $5700.

On 25 September he reported to Wangaratta police, saying he didn’t remember the alleged incidents.

He was bailed to live with his mother at Kiewa, which lasted a week before he began living in Gapsted.

The court heard he had told his mother he was going into rehab for drugs.

On 22 October the man and a co-accused allegedly targeted Everton Fuel and Farm, Brown Brothers and the Milawa Hotel stealing supplies.

He was charged with an attempted burglary at a storage shed at the rear of Cyclepath on Gavan Street, Bright on 27 October.

Const Pearson said analysis of the man’s phone made it clear to investigators he was seeking help to sell items he had stolen.

Last week, it’s alleged the man was involved in a hit and run behind APCO in Wangaratta, allegedly stalling and losing control of his utility at the service station car park prior to the incident.

A search warrant was executed at the man’s temporary Gapsted address following his arrest on 19 November.

A Wangaratta police spokesperson said all stolen property had been returned to their owners.

Const Pearson said the defendant's burglaries had made victims of his alleged crimes scared along with the people that know them.

“It’s concerning from our point of view,” he said.

“His driving behaviour has shown that it is dangerous to the community.”

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said his client had relapsed into drugs, which had caused the alleged offending.

A bail assessment program found him suitable to undertake rehab out of custody and Mr Clancy said it would go a long way to getting his life back on track.

The defendant's mother appeared in support of her son and said she would house him and assist with his rehab under the program if bailed.

Mr Clancy raised questions about the circumstantial evidence which placed his client in Yarrawonga at the time of the burglaries and added his co-accused was given bail when he was arrested for the same alleged offending.

His co-accused is now back in custody on other matters, returning to Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on 8 December.

Magistrate Victoria Campbell was not satisfied bail conditions could be met to mitigate the risk of further offending and refused bail.

Magistrate Campbell said the man was in the thick of a cycle of drug use and offending which was getting out of control.

“He came from the west to get out of that cycle and he’s back on it,” she said.

The man was remanded into custody to return to court on 8 December.