WINDSOR ESTATES- Burglary

Around noon on Wednesday July 21, 2010, in Windsor Estates (vicinity of 39th
Ave SE and 212th St SE), a home was burglarized with the female homeowner gardening in the back yard.

A man knocked on the door and asked the male owner of the house if they needed any work done to the house. The owner said no.

A short time later the owner drove out of Windsor while the wife was working in the backyard. Immediately the home was broken into and burglarized.

A neighbor's video recorder filmed a white 4 door Chevy Silverado pickup truck with a bed liner cover with chrome wheels as the culprit. The burglars evidently parked down the street (on 209th Place SE) and pulled right into the driveway of the house immediately after the homeowner left in his car.

Anybody who might have any information about this Silverado or who owns it should call 911 or the Sheriff’s Tip Line at (425) 388-3845 or leave a message at the Sheriff’s Office online Tip Line at:

http://sheriff.snoco.org/Sheriff_Services/SCSO_Tip_Line.htm

Note: Burglars often use some sort of ruse, such as selling magazines or offering to work to check to see if anyone is home. Be especially suspicious if you open the door and the person(s) on the other side stumble through an explanation or question (ahh, is ah John Smith here?).

Also, this is the reason police often recommend that when you are gardening/working in the back yard that you lock your front doors and close your garage doors. The bad guys can be in your house without you even knowing about it. It might sound silly when you first hear it, but this stuff does happen.