Police have charged a man after a front-end loader was allegedly driven into a car in Myrtleford on Friday, 20 September.
Officers have been told the man allegedly drove the front-end loader through a woman's front yard on Mummary Road, before hitting her Holden Captiva about 12.35pm.
No one was injured, and it is believed the pair are known to each other.
Investigators believe the front-end loader was then driven erratically through Myrtleford, before the male driver exited the vehicle and allegedly stole cigarettes and alcohol from a supermarket on Myrtle Street.
The front-end loader was recovered by police in Merriang South at 7.15pm.
Police will allege the yellow Caterpillar vehicle was stolen from Merriang South overnight.
The 31-year-old Myrtleford man has been charged with theft of motor vehicle, theft, and criminal damage.
He has been remanded to appear before Wangaratta Magistrates' Court on 23 September.
