[LCN Newscast] Christmas Crime-Wave

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Lake Claire is in the midst of a Christmas crime-wave.

Please take extra precautions in securing your home and cars.

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Recent incidents:

-Two packages stolen off front porches (very visible) on
Ridgewood and the contents left on Almeta Ave.

-Four burglaries on and around Ridgecrest (Atlanta and DeKalb
side).  These may be professionals as only good jewelry was
taken.

-One burglary last week and stolen car on Almeta Ave. 1800 block
of Almeta was burglarized around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.  Entrance was
gained through a locked, but not dead bolted, sliding glass door
at the rear of the house.  The alarm system had not been set.
Items stolen included the CPU of a computer (but not other more
valuable parts of the computer); a silver watch (but not the very
valuable silver bracelet next to it); and drill bits (but not the
drill).  Unbeknownst to the victim, the thieves also took the
keys to her two-month old Toyota SUV.  The thieves returned for
the vehicle Friday- Saturday night; it was recovered Saturday
p.m.

-One burglary from an open garage.  The victim was working and
left the garage open for a few minutes.  Someone came in and took
tools and a cell phone.

Our crime goes up at Christmas.  Lock your cars and houses even
if you go inside for just a few minutes.  Make sure you use your
dead bolts and if you do not have them, install them.  Let your
neighbors know if you are out of town and make arrangements for
packages and mail.  Call 911 if there is suspicious activity in
your area: someone going around looking into cars, into houses
etc qualifies as suspicious.  Someone going around ringing
doorbells when it is obvious no one is at home qualifies as
suspicious.  Most times the person is casing the area to come
back later.


Be safe, and Happy Holidays!

Carol Mercer, LCN VP Public Safety