In the afternoon on Feb. 10 police responded to a burglary call on s.w. Henderson St. The burglar(s) entered the house (which was on the market and unoccupied) with a hand cart and stole the oven – evident to police by the muddy tracks left by the hand cart wheels. The kitchen sink was not stolen, so the idiom holds true in this case. No fingerprints were located or suspect information given.
Between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. unknown suspects shattered the bathroom window of a house on s.w. 106th St on Feb. 12 and stole the traditional loot of two television sets and two video game systems along with the less traditional, more heart-wrenching haul of two two-month-old pit bull puppies described as “blue nose” by the victim. It was not clear by the report whether “blue nose” was a physical description or the puppies’ names.
From s.w. Henderson St (again), a man with an unoccupied house on the market (yet again) received a call from a concerned neighbor at 8 a.m. on Feb. 14. She told the owner she had seen a white Volkswagen bug parked in the driveway and lights on in the house at 11 p.m. the night before. The bug entered the garage and emerged later, traveling westbound through an alley. The owner checked his computer and found no showing scheduled for the house during that time and headed to the house. He found several items stacked near the back door and called 911. Upon further inspection, the victim discovered several paintings, light and kitchen fixtures and five custom built drawers missing from the home. A fingerprint search yielded negative results.
Last week on 31st Ave s.w. a crew of workers gutting out and remodeling a house decided to take a short break. They came back 30 minutes later to find all of their tools stolen.
Burglaries by block: 7700 34th Ave SW, 7700 41st Ave SW, 3400 48th Ave SW, 1200 SW Myrtle St, 7000 Lincoln Park Way SW, 3800 22nd Ave SW, 9200 2nd Ave SW
Car prowls by block: 4400 26th Ave SW, 4800 41st Ave SW, 4500 23rd Ave SW, 4400 SW 102nd St, 5700 SW Admiral Way, 9200 35th Ave SW
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