Crime & Safety

Sierra Madre Police Blotter: 2 Homes Burglarized Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Check here for incidents reported from Dec. 1-7.

The following information is from the Sierra Madre Police Department:

Sunday December 1, 2013
A resident in the 100 block of Colony Drive returned home after being away for the holiday weekend and discovered his house had been burglarized. The investigation indicated that an unknown suspect entered through an unlocked window at the rear of the residence. The officers located evidence on the side of the residence that may have been left by the suspect. Additionally, investigators are attempting to contact a cable company employee who was working inside the residence the afternoon that the residents left for the weekend. 

Another resident returned after being away for the holiday and discovered her residence in the 400 block of east Highland Avenue had been burglarized. Unknown suspects pried a side window screen and forced open the unlocked window. The suspects seemed to restrict their activity to the master bedroom where they removed jewelry from a desk drawer. No evidence was located at the scene. 

Tuesday December 3, 2013
During the hours of noon to 6pm, an unknown suspect removed a delivery package from a porch in the 500 block of West Orange Grove Avenue. UPS confirmed that the shipment had been delivered to the residence at approximately noon. The box contained computer-related products. 

Wednesday December 4, 2013
A hit and run traffic collision occurred in the parking lot behind the post office on Baldwin Avenue. The vehicle had been parked in the lot for approximately 6 hours and when the owner returned, she discovered damage to the left front quarter panel of her car. No debris to help identify the other vehicle was found and no witnesses were located.


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