Suspects In A Theft From A Minto St. Home (File photo Courtesy of Sarnia Police)Suspects In A Theft From A Minto St. Home (File photo Courtesy of Sarnia Police)
Sarnia

Police Urge Residents To Lock Up

A rash of break-ins has Sarnia police again appealing to residents to do their part to reduce thefts of opportunity.

Constable John Sottosanti says last Friday alone, officers were called to several thefts and break-and-enters in the Twin Lakes area.

"In all these incidents either a window had been left open or a doors unlocked, purses and other items were left in the open and by the entry point," says Sottosanti. "Individuals were at home, they were either in bed or watching t.v. in another room."

Sottosanti says police often notice a spike in mischief, thefts and break-and-enters during the summer months.

He urges residents to make sure their homes are properly secured and well lit at all times, and report any suspicious activity to Sarnia police or Crime Stoppers.

Crime Prevention Tips can be found on the Sarnia Police Services website.

Lambton OPP received four separate reports of break-enter-and-thefts in the same rural area of Lambton County sometime overnight Monday, May 16.

Various electronics and power tools were stolen from buildings within the 8100 and 8900-block of Brick Yard Line, the 8500-block of Birnam Line and the 6500-block of Quaker Rd.

The OPP Forensic Identification Unit and the Lambton OPP Street Crime Unit are investigating

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