By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
Davis police urge residents to be alert to suspicious activities in their neighborhood, noting that the number of residential burglaries reported since the beginning of July is nearly triple the number reported during the same period last year.
Since July 1, 66 residential burglaries have been reported compared with 21 during the same period in 2009, according to a Police Department news release. Approximately one third of the burglaries occurred during the day, typically between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
In the daytime burglaries, intruders targeted electronics - televisions, computers and gaming consoles - and prescription medication. Police said there is no clear connection among the burglaries because of varying methods of entry and location.
However, they said the highest concentration of burglaries was in West Davis, between Oak Avenue and Highway 113 to the northern city border.
On July 8, police arrested three burglary suspects on J Street after they were found attempting to hide in a neighboring residence. Two date, police said, two residential burglaries have been linked to these individuals.
Residents who observe suspicious activity in their neighborhood are advised to call the Police Department.
Such activities include vehicles parked and idling for extended periods, people who appear to be scouting or casing a neighborhood, several people wandering from house to house, or vehicles driving slowly through the neighborhood.
Police also advise residents to lock their doors and windows when they leave home. Some of the victims had left windows and doors unlocked or open for ventilation, and burglars took advantage of this to enter the home. Some victims were home in a different part of the house when the burglary occurred, or interrupted a burglary upon arriving home.
Anyone who encounters someone inside their residence is advised to go to a safe location outside the house and call police. If possible, they should keep the house in sight so they can provide responding officers with information.
Call The Bee's Cathy Locke, (916) 321-5287.
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