Attempted breakin on White Dove Court
Sometime between 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, the front door of a house on White Dove Court was smashed open with a crow bar. The residents were out to dinner at the time, but the homeowners' two large dogs were home and apparently scared away the potential burglars.
A nearby resident in the same cul de sac found a small box of costume jewelry on his back porch, which may have been left behind by the would-be thieves looking for other targets. About the same time, another neighbor thought he heard rustling in his backyard but dismissed it as squirrels.
Police say the incidents are likely related and that the thieves were casing houses in the White Dove Court area. No one was hurt in the incident. No arrests have been made.
Eagle Nest residents are advised to call 911 if you see or hear any suspicious activity. (By the way, 911 isn't just for reporting car crashes or heart attacks -- you won't get in trouble for calling it if you want to report something. Police will log your call and prioritize requests for help based on officer availability and severity.)
To help prevent future breakins, police recommend the following to keep our neighborhood safe:
1) Keep all windows and doors locked, especially side garage doors.
2) Keep your overhead garage door down, especially if you mowing the back yard or are out of view.
3) Do not store valuables or garage door openers in plain view in your vehicles, and keep vehicles locked.
4) Keep shrubs and other plant life cut away from windows and doors to eliminate potential hiding places.
5) Install motion-activated security lights, and turn on all porch lights at night.
6) Get to know your neighbors, and that means more than just waving as you drive by. Police stats show neighbors who make face-to-face contact with each other are more likely to look out for each other and take the time to report something odd than those who stay disconnected.
7) Be wary of someone who comes to your door asking for directions or to use the phone. Why? It's rare for someone not to have their own cell phone. Further, who would pull over in the middle of a neighborhood and knock on a closed door for direction. These activities are how thieves find empty houses.
8) "If you see something, say something!" That's the general anti-crime police campaign now. And it works!
-- Submitted by Scott Thien
A nearby resident in the same cul de sac found a small box of costume jewelry on his back porch, which may have been left behind by the would-be thieves looking for other targets. About the same time, another neighbor thought he heard rustling in his backyard but dismissed it as squirrels.
Police say the incidents are likely related and that the thieves were casing houses in the White Dove Court area. No one was hurt in the incident. No arrests have been made.
Eagle Nest residents are advised to call 911 if you see or hear any suspicious activity. (By the way, 911 isn't just for reporting car crashes or heart attacks -- you won't get in trouble for calling it if you want to report something. Police will log your call and prioritize requests for help based on officer availability and severity.)
To help prevent future breakins, police recommend the following to keep our neighborhood safe:
1) Keep all windows and doors locked, especially side garage doors.
2) Keep your overhead garage door down, especially if you mowing the back yard or are out of view.
3) Do not store valuables or garage door openers in plain view in your vehicles, and keep vehicles locked.
4) Keep shrubs and other plant life cut away from windows and doors to eliminate potential hiding places.
5) Install motion-activated security lights, and turn on all porch lights at night.
6) Get to know your neighbors, and that means more than just waving as you drive by. Police stats show neighbors who make face-to-face contact with each other are more likely to look out for each other and take the time to report something odd than those who stay disconnected.
7) Be wary of someone who comes to your door asking for directions or to use the phone. Why? It's rare for someone not to have their own cell phone. Further, who would pull over in the middle of a neighborhood and knock on a closed door for direction. These activities are how thieves find empty houses.
8) "If you see something, say something!" That's the general anti-crime police campaign now. And it works!
-- Submitted by Scott Thien
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