Sacramento Police Capt. Daniel Hahn shares updated Natomas crime news with residents via Robslist, a listserv about crime in that area:
Natomas has a significant number of vehicle burglaries. In May there were 72 vehicle burglaries reported. 43 in N. Natomas, 22 in S. Natomas and 7 in Northgate/Gardenland.
• Most of the burglaries occurred during the night time hours (or early morning hours)
• Most involved broken windows (remember a lot of alarms don't go off unless you open the door)
• Most involved property left in the open in the car so the burglar can see it.
• Several tool boxes, bags, GPS device on window etc.
Things to remember for prevention:
• Park in garage if possible
• don't leave items in plain sight (even if it isn't valuable - criminals don't know there isn't anything valuable inside your gym bag.
• Park in well lighted areas
• Look out for your neighbors and suspicious activity in your neighborhood.
• Most of these burglars are probably driving or walking in our neighborhoods late at night. They are looking through our car windows to see if there is anything valuable (i.e., suitcase, briefcase, GPS, Bag, laptop, cell phone etc.).
• This means if you see people walking around in your neighborhood late at night and taking a close look at our cars - call the police.
Click here to view a map of where the vehicle burglaries have occurred.
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