Last Monday a burglar made away with a large quantity of gold nuggets, bullion and silver and gold coins from a man’s house on Belvidere Ave s.w. The unknown suspect kicked in the kitchen door, tore out the door jamb and looted a steamer trunk containing the precious metals. The police noted the burglar did not touch the rifle or ammunition in the trunk, nor the rifle and shotgun in a closet that was rummaged through. The victim has bought and sold gold for several years and told police he suspects a younger salesman he deals with that he does not like.
Early last week a burglar forced open a basement window sometime during the middle of the day on 40th Ave s.w. and stole jewelry, a wallet and laptop. To ensure karma swinging far into the red, the burglar also took a piggy bank from a child’s room. Police found the little piggy shattered by a hammer in the basement with all the coins gone.
An aspiring burglar entered a back yard on 47th Ave s.w. last week and broke a lock on a basement door. One problem, the door led to a crawl space under the house with nothing in it and no access to the main house. A neighbor saw a male in the backyard around 1 p.m. but was unable to provide any further details.
Around 1 p.m. last week a woman left her house on 21 Ave s.w. for a ten minute trip to the store. She walked into her house, put her groceries on the kitchen table and looked up to see two “non Anglo-Saxon males” standing on the north side of her house. The victim’s quick trip saved the day as the suspects were able to get a few mule kicks in on a north-facing door but it was only partially forced open.
Burglaries by block: 2700 Belvidere Ave SW, 4700 47th Ave SW, 4100 40th Ave SW, 9400 18th Ave SW, 1100 Sunset Ave SW, 9200 31st Pl SW, 8400 18th Ave SW, 3000 39th Ave SW, 5200 16th Ave SW, 3900 SW 104th St, 3400 44th Ave SW, 3400 49th Ave SW, 3800 48th Ave SW, 6500 California Ave SW, 9400 17th Ave SW
Car prowls by block: 6000/8200/3000 California Ave SW, 4100 SW College St, 7000 35th Ave SW, 4000 SW Stevens St, 4000 34th Ave SW, 2100 Arch Pl SW, 6600 39th Ave SW, 5900 SW Charlestown St, 8800 17th Ave SW, 3600 50th Ave SW, 5600 47th Ave SW, 3000 SW Bradford St, 7300 32nd Ave SW, 9200 29th Ave SW
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