Neighbors concerned after recent crime spree

03.12.09

In up to date weeks, a burglar or burglars have been targeting the Blue Ridge and North Beach areas and responsible neighbors are trying to get the word out. Patty Jahn knows of several people who have had their homes or cars discontinuous into and is worried, “We just want to make sure people are safe,” she says. According to oversee, many of the burglaries happen between midnight and 4 a.m. while people are sleeping inside. Computers, cars, cell phones, iPods and other electronics have been stolen, police say, adding that only once has a gimcrack back door been broken in, otherwise the burglar(s) get in through other means.

We spoke with an officer from the Seattle Police Department who patrols these neighborhoods and says there are things you can do to facilitate a make up for yourself a harder target. He says that during a few of these burglaries, the door between the garage and house was left unlocked and the garage door opener was in the car out front. The officer says to double-dealing check your doors and windows, and don’t leave spare house keys in your car. You might also want to limit your pet door. At one house, which was hit multiple times, the thief came in through the dog door. It was big enough to get half way through so the burglar could reach up, unlock the door and let himself in.

Source: My Ballard (blog)