Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Roseville reports rash of vehicle burglaries

Roseville residents have been hit with a spate of vehicle burglaries in the past few weeks, including at least six Thursday night, police said.

Authorities are asking residents to remove electronic items like portable GPS navigation systems and other valuables from their vehicles. Police are also asking residents to park their vehicles inside locked garages at night if possible and to remove garage door openers from vehicles parked outside.

Most of the burglaries occurred at night in residential areas, but thieves have also hit the parking lots of hotels, fitness centers and golf courses during daytime and night time hours.

Police say the thieves will steal from unlocked vehicles when they can find them, but are frequently breaking windows to steal from inside the vehicle.

At least six vehicles parked in the Cirby Side and Cresthaven neighborhoods south of Cirby Way Thursday night had their windows smashed and property taken. The thieves were apparently targeting portable GPS navigation systems, even some that had been stashed out of sight in the vehicles.

Residents are asked to report any suspicious activity or persons immediately.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

More residential break-ins occuring in our neighborhood

In the middle of the night, Christmas Eve, a home on Kensington Drive was burglarized. The front door was kicked in and many items were stolen. Luckily, another person in the neighborhood saw this and called the police. No one was arrested.

To protect the homeowner, I won't post the address or location of the home. We're seeing more and more violent crime in Roseville, including residential break-ins. I've been trying to get the Roseville Police Department and the Roseville City Council to change their priorities. Instead of chasing people who drive 3 MPH over the speed limit, they need to start patrolling our neighborhoods. Crime is on the rise and the Roseville Police Department and Roseville City Council is focusing on writing traffic tickets to increase revenues. If you disagree with this and agree that stopping crime is a priority, please contact these people and let you voices be heard, otherwise the bad guys will end up winning! You can also contact me if you need more specific information.

Start with these email addresses:
DAllison@roseville.ca.us
CityCouncil3@roseville.ca.us