Neighborhood Alert
Winlow Place sees a rise in criminal activity
5/10
Last night there was an incident at Hazard and Hawthorne. Someone broke glass to get into a car. It's unknown if anything was stolen. The property is well lighted with security flood lights.
5/10
1900 Blk. Harold - Same car was vandalized again Saturday night. Same MO - pop the lock (rear door) and rifle through everything in the car. There wasn't anything of value in the car because all of that got stolen last week.
5/5
There was a home burglary in the 1700 block of Marshall Street between 6:30am and 5:00pm. No one was home and no one was injured, but the thieves made off with a variety of valuables. The thieves entered through a window, thought to be painted shut, at the back of the house. It is believed that the thieves may have used a plastic "WalMart" bag to take the valuables out of the house. This incident has been reported to HPD.
5/5
There were 2 incidents of theft or attempted theft on the corner of Kipling and Hazard -- they went through their cars and got the loose change last week during the night.
(Webmasters note- there have been additional verbal reports of this type of car burglary)
4/30
A neighborhood alert from a Winlow Place resident in the 1900 block of Harold:
My car was “broken into” sometime last night. I use the words “broken into” despite the fact that there was no sign of forced-entry. My rear passenger door was left slightly ajar and the interior (glove box; center-console; etc…) had been rifled through. Thankfully, the only thing taken were a few pairs of sunglasses – CDs and some loose change were left behind. I know we have quite a bit of pedestrian traffic through the NH, but it is concerning that there was no sign of forced entry, particularly since I am a stickler about keeping my car locked.
Anyway, I thought you (and the neighbors) would like to know about this so everyone can take extra precautions, especially for those parking in an open driveway or on the street.
4/23
1900 Block of Harold
Friday night between 2:00am and 3:00am someone broke into our garage. They had to jump the fence to get into our backyard and then pry open the side door to the garage. Either there was nothing that they wanted or they plan to come back when they have help to haul off what they want but fortunately nothing seems to be missing.
They're pretty bold as we had just gotten home and had all the yard lights on. Despite that we never saw them.
Keep an eye out. Keep your lights on and make sure valuables, even in a locked garage are not visible through windows. There are people who are obviously going from backyard to backyard, over fences looking for opportunities.
Please talk to your neighbors and make sure everyone is aware of this activity. Make sure that homes and cars are secure. Don’t leave any valuables in your car; it appears that there are offenders on the prowl who have the means to get into locked cars without setting off an alarm.
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