The Lynnwood Police Department has issued an alert to its residents of a high level of burglaries around Meadowdale High School.
Lynnwood PD says that burglars are operating between 5pm and 8pm when it is dark. The burglars also enter houses that they think the homeowners are out. Entry is with a rock or other hard object to break a back window.
Items taken have included guns, jewelry, and cash.
In the past, most residential burglaries have taken place sometime during the day when most homeowners were away at work. This series of burglaries may be part of a new trend of burglars finding other times of the day to find empty houses to enter. Most burglars do not want to get caught, so they enter houses that they think are not occupied, and houses that can help them conceal their presence. The dark hours and making entry from the back of a house helps conceal their presence.
With Christmas shopping coming, many people may go out shopping at local stores for gifts. Here are some things you can do to help prevent a burglar in your house,
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When you leave, always lock your
doors and windows.
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If you have an alarm system, use it.
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Turn on your outside lights. Also,
security lights that use motion sensors can help deter a burglar and may help a
neighbor detect that someone is on your property.
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Make it look like someone is in your
house. Burglars do not want to get caught. Anything that makes a burglar think
you are at home will spook them. Keep some lights on inside. Turn on a radio or
TV that is loud enough that a burglar can hear it before he enters your house.
And when you receive your purchases,
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Don’t leave your presents under the
tree in view of burglars. Keep them in a secure place until Christmas Day.
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Don’t leave the empty boxes from your
presents outside. Burglars then can know what they can take from you. Break
them down and put them in your recycle bin.
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Make a note of serial numbers of
electronic goods, take pictures of them and other valuable gifts such as
jewelry and ad them to your household inventory.
If burglars are attacking a neighborhood in Lynnwood, they
can easily move to yours. Taking some easy precautions can help you from
becoming disappointed during this Christmas season.
Lynnwood Police Department:
https://www.facebook.com/LynnwoodPolice/posts/1335994870071115
Edmonds Police Department:
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office:
https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/6573
Everett Police
Department:
Holiday-Crime-Prevention
(everettwa.gov)
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