LaPorte Burglar Caught – Lessons to be Learned – June 21, 2015
by Lakewood on Jun.24, 2015, under Neighborhood Watch
Sunday, June 21st, the LaPorte police caught a Burglar who had been operating in the City of La Porte for 2 days. His M.O. is to knock on the door of his target residence and if no one answers, he forces the door, either with a pry bar or by kicking the door in. We have recovered some property in the cases, but we still have some property not yet recovered. In addition, we have a vast amount of recovered property not believed to be related to La Porte cases, this property includes handguns, jewelry, etc. We also have a large amount of pawn slips, from pawn shops all over the surrounding Houston area and even a pawn shop in Buda Texas. There are several different names on the pawn slips.
Lessons to take away from this info:
1. Day time burglars are going to knock on your door. This has been their modus operandi forever and continues to be effective. If someone comes to your door uninvited and without the proper solicitation paperwork call the police.
2. If you are a victim of a crime, report it to the police. We catch bad guys regularly who are in possession of items that do not belong to them yet we have no victim to return them to.
3. Write down serial numbers for items and take pictures of jewelry. Serial numbers are not usually on the paperwork or the receipt from the purchase. The only thing that identifies your laptop, gun, or whatever, from anyone else’s is the serial number. Write it down and keep it in a safe place.
4. Pay attention to what is going on in your neighborhood. Burglars know people are away on vacations, baseball tourneys, and many other things. Report suspicious behavior and persons to the police.
Stewart Beasley
Crime Prevention Officer
Baytown Police Department
