By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
Sacramento police say burglars have been targeting area dry cleaners and surrounding businesses the past few weeks.
Since Dec. 15, 14 businesses, most of them dry cleaners, have been burglarized, police said.
The burglars would drive up to the businesses in the early morning hours. One of them would get out of the car, smash the windows of the front door and steal cash. Department spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said they would take a small amount of petty cash at each location and flee.
Police list the following dates and locations the burglaries have taken place:
• Dec. 15, 4700 block of J Street.
• From Dec. 24 to 26, 7300 and 7600 blocks of Greenhaven Drive.
• Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, 2000 block of Fourth Avenue.
• Dec. 26, 4800 block of Freeport Boulevard, 300 block of Florin Road, 7300 block of Greenhaven Drive and 6400 block of Riverside Boulevard.
• Dec. 28, 4100 block of H Street, 1200 block of Alhambra Boulevard, 5700 block of Folsom Boulevard and 5800 block of H Street.
Police believe that the suspects drove off in a four-door dark hatchback, possibly a Chevrolet HHR (top left photo), with chrome rims. One burglar is described as 6-foot-tall man who weighs 200 pounds. He was wearing dark clothing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Alert at 916-443-HELP or text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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