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Tip of the Day: During days of hot weather, the temptation is to leave windows and a sliding door open to cool our homes at night— in August, 2012, during a similar run of hot days, more than a dozen homes were burglarized at night when a man cut the screens and “walked inside” to steal from purses and wallets while the residents were sleeping.
From this experience, Neighborhood Watch and Neighbors InDeed have strongly recommended that windows or doors left open at night should have a PVC pipe or a strong dowel in their track that prevents the door or window from opening more than 4 inches. Lowes and Home Depot will cut the pipe at no charge.
Burglary: During the early morning hours of Saturday 10/08/22 some person or persons unknown entered a residence in the 1800 block of Glenbrook Ln. The residents were at home asleep at the time. Entry was gained by cutting a rear window screen and entering through the open window. The loss was a lady’s purse and contents which included money, credit cards bank book, keys, and a cell phone, along with personal information. The thieves also took a camera and some electronic equipment and then entered the garage and stole golf clubs but not the golf bag. They apparently left through the side garage door. The rear of this residence opens to open space and a walking trail. The Lincoln Police responded and took a report.
The resident’s cell phone was recovered in Sacramento and the thieves used the debit card to buy gas in Citrus Heights.
Lottery Scam: A resident reports that he received a call in which the scammer stated that the resident had won a large amount of money in a Las Vegas lottery. The scammer had the resident’s name and address and directions to the resident’s house. The scammer further stated that before the lottery money could be delivered the resident would have to send $4,385 to a Las Vegas address to cover expenses in delivery and processing. The scammer told the resident to send the money to this address: Antonio B. Lozoya, 3415 W Redcoach Ave, North Las Vegas, Nevada. The resident did not fall for this scam and hung up on the scammer.
Note:
We do live in a relatively safe community, however from time to time there are opportunists/thieves who come through our community looking for easy targets. Always keep your doors and windows closed and locked when not in use.
Never open the door to a stranger. Talk to them through the door or from a side window. Once you open that front door you lose that barrier of security.
Every day scammers are contacting residents attempting to relieve us of our money. When contacted by a person or an alleged company and you do not recognize that person or company, just don’t answer the phone or if by email, just delete.
Do not hesitate to call the police if you observe any suspicious activity or vehicle. (Emergency number 911, Non-emergency number 916-645-4040) When reporting a suspicious vehicle try to get the license plate number and give it to the dispatcher when you call.