On 11-5-2008 at approximately 9am, a residence in Woodcliff Neighborhood (just south of the original section of Pioneer Crossing West) was robbed. Two Hispanic men in their early 20's were seen loading technology stuff into an older model, dark blue sedan (possibly a Toyota) with an untitled cardboard license plate. They entered the residence by kicking in the front door. When observed by two neighbors who called the police, the robbers jumped in the car and drove away, so were not apprehended. Replacing the faceplate of the door frame with 3-inch screws (instead of the shorter ones that come with the kit) can alleviate this kind of break-in. Suspicious person(s) sitting in a car on your street or driving slowly up and down, need to be reported as a 911 call. Let the Austin Police Department confront them and inquire about their suspicious behavior. If they have nothing to hide, no harm is done, but you just may prevent the burglary of a neighbor's house. |
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We should consider getting a
We should consider getting a gate so that people can not come int and out of the neighbor hood.
This was my house, I didn't
This was my house, I didn't have a security sign in the yard, nor was my system being monitored. I never changed out the tiny screws that were holding the locks to the doors jams either. People, please learn from my mistakes, if you never have, check to see how long the screws are that hold in the lock to your door jam, you should have four three and a half inch screws for each lock, not two one inch or less screws like we had =(
Parents, talk to your
Parents, talk to your children, climbing through someone's back window could result in them being shot dead or mauled by a dog, do you want to deal with that outcome, if not then educate your children that theft is a crime, and if caught their future will be ruined in career and personal opportunities, just to steal a game console. As that was all that was stolen then I suspect you know the thief, and they knew you owned one.
Burglary
Another house was broken into this past month on Tin Can Drive by having the front door kicked in. It appears as though this is not a safe subdivison.
New burglary attempt
Last night (4-23-2010) on Timber Heights, a house's front door was kicked. Door held so the attempted burglary did not succeed. When the police arrived at the scene, they informed the resident that another house's door was kicked open around the same neighborhood. Let's keep our eyes & ears open and watch out for our neighborhood folks! Dangerous people are out there.
Additional Burglaries
On 06-11-2009 on Timber Heights there was a burglary during the mid-day time frame. A computer game console was stolen. Additionally, approximately 2 weeks prior there was another home burglary where another computer game console was stolen (believed also to be during the mid-day time frame. Please keep an eye out for your neighbors, and suspicious people, this includes young highschool age people. Both homes were entered through a back window, and only those items noted were taken. Talk to your neighbors and let people know to be aware.