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Rash of Burglaries Strikes Naperville, Illinois While Homeowners Are at Home

By:
Peter M. Rogers
|November 4, 2013Conventional wisdom in the alarm industry, backed up by law enforcement professionals and plenty of relevant statistics, contains these two general rules:
- Burglars do NOT want to confront the homeowner.
- Most burglaries happen during the day, vs. at night.
If you’re squeamish over the prospect of burglars pawing through and then making off with your prized possessions — and all while you’re either in another part of your home or fast asleep in your own bed — you might want to give serious consideration to keeping your doors and windows locked at all times. Naperville police are investigating what Sgt. Lou Cammiso said “would appear to be a rash” of burglaries to occupied homes, including two that occurred during the late-night and early-morning hours while the owners were present.Many Break-ins in Short Period
At least four break-ins occurred over the three-day period of Aug. 18-21. And another incident from Aug. 17, in which two men in hooded sweatshirts ran away after being caught peering through the window of a house, might have been a thwarted burglary.
- In the first break-in, the victim told police burglars took an iPhone, an iPad and $20 from his wallet after entering the home via the open door of the attached garage, according to a written police bulletin.
- Another Brookdale burglary happened between 12:30 and 6:15 a.m. Aug 21 on Paxton Drive, where a small amount of money was stolen “sometime overnight” from his home, police records showed.
- A third Brookdale-area break-in was reported by a 52-year-old homeowner on Albermarle Court. The man said a camera and “cash and collector coins were taken from his residence” between 12:45 a.m. Aug. 20 and 8 a.m. Aug. 21, police said.
- The fourth burglary occurred on Lakewood Circle, in west-central Naperville. A woman told police between 10:30 a.m. Aug. 20 and 6:30 a.m. Aug. 21, she “forgot to secure the overhead garage door, and entry was made to (her) home via the garage service door.” The woman said a laptop computer and other possessions were stolen.