Tuesday, March 10, 2009

2 burglary attempts in Roseville linked to 1 suspect

Look out, there is a new burglar on the loose in Roseville!

From Sandy Louey at sacbee.com

Roseville police are looking for a man who likely was responsible for two interrupted burglaries Monday.

At 8:13 a.m., a resident in the 1800 block of Bottlebrush Circle heard scraping noises at her backyard window. She saw the window screen fall off her window and a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt standing outside, according to a news release from the Roseville Police Department.

She barricaded herself inside the home and used her cell phone to call for help. The man left without entering the home, police said.

The second incident was about an hour later and five miles away. At 9:25 a.m., a resident in the 2500 block of Tradewinds Drive heard a banging sound on the side of his home.

When he heard someone downstairs, he went down and found a man holding a crowbar, police said.

Police said the burglar ran out the front door. A witness saw the man get into the passenger's side of a silver compact sedan, which sped away toward Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard.

The person in the Tradewinds Drive incident was described as a clean-shaven African American, Latino or mixed-race man, 6 feet 1 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black jeans with red markings.

The burglar in the Bottlebrush Circle incident was described only as a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, but police said they believe he is the same man from the Tradewinds Drive attempted break-in.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's investigations unit at (916) 774-5070.