Two Burglaries, One Attempted Burglary Last Weekend

There were reports of two burglaries and one attempt to forcibly enter a home while the resident was home over last weekend.

On Feb. 12 a resident of the 600 block of West Broad Street reported a burglary to her apartment which occurred between 4:30 p.m. and 11:46 p.m. that day. Entry to the residence was gained through using a screwdriver on the front door of the apartment. The master bedroom was ransacked along evidence showing the burglar entered a secondary bedroom. The resident reported that a Sony Playstation 3, a Wii, a gold wedding band, a gold ring, a diamond wedding band and a key safe were missing.

On Feb. 13, a resident of the 800 block of North Avenue West reported a burglary to their residence during the overnight hours. Entry to the residence was gained by breaking the glass to the rear ground floor door. There was evidence that the burglar entered several rooms in the house and a DVD player and computer monitor were reported missing.

In addition on Feb. 13, a resident of the 800 block of North Avenue West reported an attempted burglary at 3:42 p.m. The resident said he heard a loud noise at the front door. The resident said he went to the door to investigate the noise and found signs of force to the front door. Entry was not gained to the residence.

The burglaries follow two burglaries in homes near each other on the far north side of town and a series of burglaries through town since last spring. Most of the burglaries have occurred on main streets with easy access to highways, including Route 22 and the Parkway. In several cases, entry was made through unlocked doors and windows and in others, doors and windows were forcibly opened.