Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Suspicious Activity, Burglary, Aggressive Scavenging

Suspicious Activity (possible casing for burglary)

Reported by the Cowan neighborhood watch group:

Last night at 3:15 AM there was an older white Honda that should not have been in our neighborhood.

It was not the paper delivery, there were four grown men in the car.

They were parked on Brookwood by North Edge and Regent snooping.

A neighbor went out to see what was going on and the sped off.

I have no plate # to share, but please be on the lookout.

This happened because a neighbor heard something and checked it out.

Please pass this on.

Vehicle Burglary

7-11 2800 block Verna way (reported by resident/victim)

Wanted to let you know that my car was broken into last night 2800 block of Verna Way. The thieves took my daughters black Tory Burch diaper bag and inside it had a very sentimental watch. They also left at the scene 3 other purses that were not ours. Appears they hit a few other folks as well. Sheriff took the items left that did not belong to us.

Aggressive Scavengers

7-11 Carrisa, Loreto and Kings Way

Around 10-1130 AM two individuals pulling a cart, one male adult possibly Hispanic or Asian with a shaved head and dark chin hair, and a white female adult with sandy blonde hair in a pony tail and missing teeth wearing a white shirt, were approaching houses and going through not only recycle cans, but all waste cans as reported by a resident. The sheriff's dept was called and a unit was seen in the area within 15 minutes. It is unknown whether the deputy made contact with the trespassers, as it was last seen driving in the opposite direction from the individuals were headed (they were going toward Watt Avenue).

The scavengers were told that they were trespassing by stepping on the property of the homeowner to retrieve anything from the waste cans and that they sheriff's dept had been called.

The male said thanks for the warning, but reportedly continued to walk up to houses and rummage through cans as they headed for Watt avenue.

[Note: Why do we care about scavengers? The Sheriff's department has asked us to report them. Their presence in your neighborhood lowers your property value. Their theft of county revenue will eventually lead to higher taxes for you. They're a crime risk--if you've tossed bills in your garbage can and they retrieve them, they may steal your identity, and when they get more aggressive they can commit burglary. Finally, they don't always limit themselves to your recycling or garbage. Some will steal any metal they can remove from your property.]

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