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BREAKING AND ENTERING WARNING
There has been a recent upsurge in house breaks in the Town of Sterling and surrounding towns. We at the Sterling Police Department urge all residents to be sure to lock all your doors, set your alarms and keep an eye on your neighbor and neighborhood.
The majority of these break-ins are taking place during the day time. There is a familiar pattern being used by the multiple groups committing these crime. Generally the people committing the crimes will approach a targeted home and knock on the door in an attempt to determine if the home is occupied. If someone answers they door they will pose a question. They will ask if a particular person is there, or they will ask for directions. They will then leave the area quickly.
We ask that anytime someone knocks on your door and ask for directions or ask for a person who does not live at your home, to call us immediately. Try to obtain a description of the vehicle that they leave the area in. Get a direction of travel. Call the dispatch center immediately. Do not think about it, do not think you are bothering us, do not think this was a legitimate mistake.
In the past month we have arrested several individuals who have broken into homes after this type of activity has been reported to us. On one recent incident a resident alerted us to this activity and we wear able to locate the vehicle down the street doing the same thing at other homes there-by preventing more break in's.
Posted 26 January 2012
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