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Crime Alert
Unfortunately, we’ve seen an increase in home burglaries on the Westside and in Westside Village. Thieves have not spared even some of the most exclusive neighborhoods. In Westside Village, we’ve seen home burglaries on Malcolm, Ellenda, Kelton, Military, Kingsland and Tabor and those are the ones that we’ve been notified of. The suspects in the Malcolm burglary had the thieves knocking on doors to see who’s NOT home and then breaking in. A silver Toyota Camry with paper plates and very dark tinted windows was seen around the time of the burglary. This car was also spotted on another block where strangers were knocking on doors. In addition, a week later the Toyota was seen again in WV speeding away with a bright red Dodge Charger.
In addition, we’ve been informed of some very suspicious behavior. In one case, a woman knocked on a door at 10:30pm crying that she was from two blocks over and it was an emergency and she needed to be let in. The first neighbor declined, but the next neighbor did not. She asked them to call her husband, but when the man on the other line picked up, he said he didn’t know the woman. The woman was asked to leave immediately and nothing further happened. Then on a different night, same block a similar occurrence happened at 2:00am. Thieves in one of the home burglaries used this tactic. Please don’t let strangers in your home. If they are crying that it’s an emergency, offer to call 911 for them, but DO NOT let them in.
Police recommend if you see suspicious behavior, please write down a description of the individuals and cars involved and then call 1-877-ASK-LAPD. If you see a burglary in progress, please call 911 with as much information as you can get and do not approach the suspects. For more information on the local LAPD division responsible for Westside Village, please go to pacificbeat.net.
Here are some helpful hints to make your house less appealing to thieves.
- Always lock your doors and windows. Many burglaries occur through an unlocked door or window.
- Never let mail or newspapers build up. This is a surefire way to tell burglars that you’re not home.
- Lock your cars and don’t leave any personal belongings (e.g. garage door openers, cell phones, iPods, etc.) in the car.
- Get organized with your neighbors and keep an eye out for each other.
The recent increase in crime is exactly why the Neighborhood Watch and Block Captain program is so important. We would very much like to get back on track with our block captains and get Neighborhood Watch meetings in Westside Village. If you are interested, please email us at westsidevillageboard@yahoo.com.
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