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Burglaries Resume

6/26/2015

 
There have been three attempted daytime burglaries (two successful) in the same area this week, so we're repeating the warning.  If you live in the Clifton and Flat Shoals area, be extremely vigilant.  On Monday there was a burglary in the 1600 block of Van Vleck, on Wednesday there was an attempted burglary on Flat Shoals Way, and today there was a burglary in the 1600 block of Jobeth.  If you have a camera and live on Jobeth or Cecile, please check for any activity between 9 and 10:15, especially if you find someone on foot or vehicles came through.  Give us a call if you have anything of value to report.

Report all suspicious activity to 911 and the EASP.  Almost every call this week to the EASP has NOT been preceded by a call to 911.  A suspicious person should be a call to 911.  A person ringing your doorbell at 3:30 am or any person on your property without your authorization should be a call to 911.  An occupied vehicle parked in front of your neighbor's house for ten minutes is suspicious.  It's way better to call and discover that the person or situation is harmless than to allow a crime to occur.  

And like the prior warning, don't assume that a Security Door or Strikemaster is sufficient.  Many crimes occur through windows, so these need pins, security film or other protective measures.  If you have an alarm, make sure all of your windows have working sensors.  In one of this week's burglaries, the alarm did not go off until the burglars left through the front door, because entry through the window where the break-in occurred did not trigger the alarm.  While alarms don't prevent all burglaries, they vastly reduce the amount of time that burglars have to search and destroy your home.
Paul
7/1/2015 06:19:01 am

I was broken into on the 1500 Block of Van Vleck between 1:45 pm and 3pm, Sunday afternoon 6/28. Busted through my back master bedroom window, and got 5K worth of stuff, including my TV, iPad, my iMac, and personal checks.

My alarm system didn't go off. I was at the Beltline with my dog, so I believe I was being scoped out. My neighbor witnessed 2 AA males carrying my TV out my window and called the police. They were in a white sedan that was parked in my driveway. She did not get a make or model. Another neighbor said they saw some younger kids on bikes looking at houses earlier that afternoon.

EASP
7/1/2015 09:51:57 pm

The beat officer contacted the EASP shortly after he took the report. So sorry to hear about your burglary. Hopefully even one future burglary will be prevented from your report and our warnings to take a harder look at window security. This becomes even more critical as more people have improved the security connected to their doors. No different than computer security, the bad guys are always looking to stay a step ahead of us.


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