Sheriff's office investigates 3 Ypsilanti Township burglaries
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating three burglaries reported in Ypsilanti Township since Monday, according to a sheriff's office media summary.
On Monday, deputies assigned to Ypsilanti Township responded to a burglary complaint in the 2000 block of Sunnyglen, east of Nash Avenue, according to the summary.
It was determined someone pried a door open to enter sometime between 1 p.m. Feb. 24 and 1 p.m. Monday. Two wristwatches, a laptop computer, a TV and a black leather coat were reported stolen.
Also on Monday, deputies responded to a burglary complaint in the 100 block of Stevens Drive, south of Congress Street.
Deputies determined someone pried a window open to enter sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday. An X-box game system, a CD stereo with subwoofer and speakers and a CD player were reported stolen, according to the summary.
Deputies responded today to a burglary complaint in the 600 block of Woburn Drive, east of Leforge Road.
It was determined someone entered through an unlocked door sometime between 5 p.m. Monday and 12:45 a.m. today. Two video game systems, a safe, a girl's bicycle and DVDs were reported stolen, according to the summary.
No further details were immediately available.
Heather Lockwood is a reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at heatherlockwood@annarbor.com or follow her on Twitter.
Comments
RJA
Tue, Mar 1, 2011 : 11:53 p.m.
Whar ever happened to the owners that would some how engrave a number, a letter, a star, a date, ect - ect on all electronics, tools, even a leather jacket (put an X on a un-disclosed area). Just to tell the officer, I did this and it is mine to help identify their items. My father-in-law did this on all his tools after he was robbed the first time. The 2nd. robbery of new tools was returned, and the robber caught. (due to engraving of just 2 letters). There is so much of this crime going on, our officers have their hands full and do try very hard to catch these people. Maybe we should try harder to help them.
fremdfirma
Tue, Mar 1, 2011 : 6:09 p.m.
You know, while no great fan of the WCSO, they do actually follow these up when possible and manage to catch a surprising number of these burglars when you consider how little evidence they often have to go on, and unlike many departments do spent time trying to investigate, so credit where it's due here. As a contract security employee, the occasional contact with the department has been quite professional, but one thing is worth a second look and perhaps some journalism time on behalf of the A2 news. While in several cases one or more of the perpetrators has been caught by tracking the stolen goods, is there a dedicated office or number to follow up for the victims, so that they can possibly get their goods returned to them ? If not, there should be, because often a complete description of the property could help identify specifically where it was stolen from and help the prosecutor bring a case against the accused burglar in whos possession it was found. This especially goes for electronics such as GPS units, laptops and cellphones, which are expensive, but with a little help from the owner, easier to track and recover than one might think. -F