Police are seeking a man in a distinctive hat following a spate of burglaries. Detectives from Casey Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for public assistance as part of their ongoing investigation into the series of burglaries in Melbourne’s south east over the new year period. Investigators have been told a man gained entry to an automotive store on Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Clyde North on Tuesday 29 December and stole a quantity of tools. The following evening, it’s believed the same man gained entry to a bottle shop on the South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne North and stole numerous boxes of alcohol.