Unfortunately, this example points out that burglars/car
prowlers will work anytime and anyplace, even at a church parking lot during
services. After all, the burglar knows where the victims are, he can assume
that he will be safe of not being discovered while he breaks into a few cars
and goes to some houses while everyone is in church.
So how did the burglar know where to go to burglarize the
houses? The press has not said. But a likely source could have been the
registration in the cars. The registration is a good source for your home
address.
From time to time, burglars will break into cars and take down
the address of the owner from the registration then go to the address. We are
accustomed to keeping the registration of our vehicles in the vehicles because if
we are stopped by police we need to be able to produce the registration for
their inspection. However, there is no law (that I am aware of) that requires
us to store our registrations in our cars and trucks. One thing you can do is
put the registration in your purse or wallet. Another thing you can do is to
block out the address on the registration. As long as you keep the owner’s
name, VIN number and license number, police can verify the information.
The Edmonds Police Department is looking for the owners of
the stolen material. You can go to http://tinyurl.com/puyhl46
to see pictures of the stolen items. If you recognize
any of the items as yours, call Detective Andy Mehl at 425-771-1780.
The Herald:
My Edmonds News:
KIRO TV News:
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