Crime & Safety

Crime Blotter: Gun Stolen in Residential Burglary

A resident in the 700 block of Auburn Avenue returned home in the midst of a burglary Friday.

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department

Friday September 25, 2013

At 9:30pm, a resident in the 700 block of Auburn Avenue was returning home and observed a silver compact car parked in the no parking zone at the access point to the catch basin.   He found this to be suspicious and notified the police department as he drove into his garage.  Immediately upon entering his residence, he noticed that portions of the interior had been ransacked. He again called the police who arrived at the location within two minutes. However, by the time they arrived, the suspicious vehicle was no longer at the location. The investigation determined that unknown suspects gained entry through a rear bedroom window using a pry tool to compromise the lock.  Once inside, they ransacked the bedroom and removed a firearm that was in a drawer.  It is possible the owner interrupted the crime when he returned home as the suspects apparently fled using the same bedroom window.      

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