Burglar(s) enter homes through unlocked doors

Seattle Police are warning people of a recent crime spree in north Seattle, including several this week in Wallingford.

Terrie Johnston, the north precinct crime prevention coordinator, says that there have been several home burglaries in the night, when people were home. Early Tuesday morning, three burglaries occurred in the 4000 blk. of Sunnyside N; 4100 blk. of Sunnyside N; and 4200 blk. Meridian Ave. N.

The criminal(s) entered through unlocked front door; unlocked back doors. Homeowners and their children were home sleeping at the time of these crimes, believed to have occurred between the hours of midnight – 6 a.m. Purses, laptops, Blackberry, camera, phone and car keys taken. One vehicle was subsequently taken.

Please check your doors and windows before leaving your home and before going to bed. It is common to open a window when cooking or showering, for example. Perhaps one of your house guests inadvertently left a window open without you realizing this. Contractors might ask you to leave window open so they can put an extension cord through for power, check it out! We need to slow the criminals down and hope they make enough noise to catch a watchful neighbors attention!

Late last month, Johnston says there were several other occupied burglaries in Green Lake, Maple Leaf and on the east side of I-5.