From Sandy Louey:
Sacramento police are warning Pocket-area residents to be on the alert after a recent uptick in burglaries in the neighborhood.
On Saturday, there were two burglaries in the Riverwind subdivision on Cork River and Castle River ways. A window was smashed in the back of one house and by the garage and back door in the other, according to a burglary alert from the Sacramento Police Department.
Jewelry and electronics were taken. A group of high school- and college-age boys possibly with backpacks were seen in those burglaries, authorities said.
Police said an alert neighbor interrupted a burglary on Steamboat Way Tuesday, leading to an arrest.
One method of operation with many south area burglaries is the suspects are ringing the doorbell to determine if anyone is home. If someone is home, they will walk about a block away and try it again, police said.
Such activity should be called into police immediately. Neighbors should be alert for odd noises from nearby homes and to call police if something is wrong, police said.
Police are also reminding residents to revisit neighborhood watch strategies or set up a group if one doesn't exist.
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