Fwd: Burglaries
Amy Gundermann
From: McCreary, Pam (CI-StPaul) <pam.mc...@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
Date: Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 3:13 PM
Subject: Burglaries
Hello again –
We are requesting your help in getting information to the communities by asking you to please forward information and prevention tips to your contact list.
Last week from 8/19 to 8/25 the Western District was hit hard by burglaries. The information can be found on the West Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SPPD.West. The short version is;
Please note the number of garage burglaries for this time frame – 22 of the 32 were garages. Be sure that you secure your garage as well as your home day and night!
GRID #
5 – Forced entry day residence
48 – Forced entry day residence
84 – Forced entry night garage
86 – No forced entry day residence
86 – Forced entry night garage
86 – Forced entry night garage
101 – Forced entry night garage
106 – No forced entry night garage
124 – No forced entry night garage
124 – Forced entry day garage
124 – Forced entry night garage
125 – Forced entry night garage
125 – No forced entry day residence
127 – Forced entry night garage
127 – No forced entry night garage
128 – No forced entry night garage
129 – Forced entry night residence
142 – Forced entry night garage
144 – No forced entry night garage
145 – No forced entry night garage
145 – No forced entry day garage
148 – No forced entry day garage
148 – No forced entry day garage
162 – No forced entry day garage
162 – No forced entry day garage
162 – No forced entry night garage
165 – Attempted forced entry day residence
165 – Forced entry day residence
185 – No forced entry night residence – suspect has been arrested and charged
185 – Forced entry night residence
186 – No forced entry night garage
267 – No forced entry day residence
19 Night burglaries (59%)
13 Day burglaries (41%)
10 Residences (31%)
22 Garages (69%)
14 Forced entries (44%)
17 No forced entries (53%)
1 Attempted force entries (3%)
The good news is that there has been an arrest and charging for a suspect known to have burglarized 2 garages and suspected of at least 2 others but possibly more.
This past week from 8/26 to 9/1 there were 13 burglaries – still 13 too many;
GRID #
45 – Forced entry night residence
46 – No forced entry day garage
47 – Attempted forced entry night residence
85 – Forced entry night residence
89 – No forced entry day residence – suspect was arrested after the burglary
89 – No forced entry day garage – same suspect as above arrested
89 – Forced entry day residence
103 – Forced entry day residence
124 – No forced entry day residence
125 – Forced entry night garage
128 – Forced entry night garage
129 – Forced entry night garage
185 – No forced entry night garage
THE SUSPECT THAT WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH THE 2 BURGLARIES IN GRID 89 HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO AT LEAST 2 OTHER BURGLARIES BUT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH THESE AT THIS TIME.
7 Night burglaries (54%)
6 Day burglaries (46%)
7 Residences (54%)
6 Garages (46%)
7 Forced entries (54%)
5 No forced entries (38%)
1 Attempted force entry (8%)
The prevention part of this includes simple things.
· Lighting – make sure there is sufficient lighting outside and inside your home when you are away. Install dusk to dawn or motion lighting outside for very little cost.
· Check to see if shrubbery or other landscaping is overgrown to cover the lower part of windows where criminals can break a window or screen and crawl in without being detected
· LOCK THE DOORS & WINDOWS. When going to bed at night window must be closed & LOCKED! Criminal look for unlocked windows where they can cut a screen & lift the window to gain access. If people are outside doing yard work etc. the doors need to be locked.
· Do not leave items such as ladders, buckets, etc. in the yard where criminals can use them to gain entry to a window that otherwise would be too high off the ground.
· LOCK GARAGE DOORS including the service doors!
· When working outside close the overhead garage door. By leaving it open it is basically “advertising” what is in there or showing would-be-criminals what’s there for them to come back later and steal.
· Never leave items such as purses, laptops, wallets, or other items easy to grab and go in front of windows or doorways where criminals can reach in and grab the items without ever having to enter the home.
· If you have a security system – always use it!
Please know that we greatly appreciate the partnership with our District Councils in the Western District and any help you can provide to inform our communities!
Pamala McCreary
Saint Paul Police Department
Crime Prevention Western District
Citywide NNO Coordinator
367 Grove Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
651-266-5455 Office
651-266-5450 Fax
651-402-9257 Cell
Visit the Western Police District Facebook page for neighborhood
Information and updates at: http://www.facebook.com/SPPD.West
1216 Selby Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651.645.3207 phone
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