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By Administrator, March 4, 2010 12:15 am

City struck by auto burglaries

March 04, 2010, 02:56 AM

Daily Journal staff report

At least 10 cars had smashed windows and items taken during a crime spree in San Carlos Tuesday night between 6:17 p.m. and 11:32 p.m., according to police.

Police believe one person or party is responsible for all the break-ins.

One woman’s purse was stolen with $700 inside. GPS devices and other electronics devices were also taken, said San Carlos police Cmdr. Jon Read.

The spree was primarily contained to the western edge of the city in the hills, Read said.

A vehicle on the 2800 block of Brittan Avenue was the first to be burglarized just after 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police responded to another call at 7:34 p.m. in which personal items from the passenger-side floorboards were taken from a vehicle. Police responded to several more calls that night including one on the 900 block of Crestview Drive at 7:47 p.m. in which a backpack and sunglasses were stolen.

The burglar or burglars struck again on the 200 block of Crestview Drive when police responded to a call at 7:57 p.m.

Police responded to another call just two minutes later on the first block of Maple Way where a car’s window was smashed and an iPod stolen, according to San Carlos’ police media bulletin.

Police responded to a call on the 500 block of Emerald Avenue at 8:07 p.m. and then were called back to the scene of another auto burglary at 8:10 p.m. on the 100 block of Crestview Drive.

The last call police responded to that night related to the crime spree was at 11:32 p.m. on the 3300 block of Brittan Avenue. A makeup bag was removed from the vehicle, searched and discarded nearby.

San Carlos police are working with neighboring law enforcement agencies to see if any other cities have seen an uptick in these types of crimes and whether a suspect has been identified. Read reminds residents to not keep valuables locked inside their cars.

Editorial Comment

It’s getting painful to continue to hear the City’s constant retort of “we have no money.” Well, homeowners don’t either. We pay embarrassing amounts in property taxes and yet live in a city constantly crying for more money and considering turning off half of its street lights while these crimes continue unabated.

And when we are victims of crime, we are resigned to there never being any resolution, because of course there is no money. (Yes, we’ve heard.) So we’ve lost our property and a little faith, and we’re left with a city that wants more money while homeowners see more crime.

Seriously… what the hell?