Madison Park

Breaking News Home Break-in

Posted in: Madison Park
The house on the corner of Wedgewood & Seneca was burglarized this morning.
The housekeeper who was working at a home on Murrayhill noticed a suspicious
car on Murrayhill and called me about the fact that it had come slowly down
Murrayhill, then backed into the driveway of subject house. While we were
talking, she saw the men going to the back door of the house, knocking and
listening, then breaking the door open. She then called 911 to report the
situation at about 9:20; I walked outside and saw the car - a dark colored
sedan, looking very similar to a Mercury or Lincoln (squared off back end,
rather than an aerodynamic style). The man I saw was dark skinned, had a
dark jacket and lighter colored long pants. Not certain if there was more
than 1 man. The robber(s) were in the house for at least 10 minutes; when
the police had not arrived, I called 911 and gave a second report. About 5
minutes after that, the robber(s) got in the car and drove down Murrayhill
toward Lamont. Another neighbor left in his car in an attempt to get a
license number, but was not successful. About 5 minutes after that, I saw a
police car come speeding down Murrayhill, turning left on Wedgewood (I
assume the police were trying to search for the car).

I spoke with the young men, Jonathan and Bryan, this afternoon around 2PM.
They have lived in this house for 2 years. Their computer and related
hardware and software, a watch collection and a vintage garment bag were
stolen.

Please pass this email along to any other neighbors whose email address you
have. You'll notice that I have copied Marty Doss who is the President of
the Madison Park Neighborhood Association. I plan to distribute hard copies
of this message tomorrow (along this 5700/5800 block of Murrayhill).
I'm also looking into having an alarm system installed in my house.



By Concerned Resident
Tip Car Alarm

A Madison Park resident has made a great suggestion if you happen to see a similar case to this near you. Trip your car alarm if you have one. It will bring more attention and perhaps run the burglar off.


By Citizen Suggestion
Always Call 911 Immediately

This was great the people were on the lookout. However it is best anytime you see something suspicious to call 911 immediately. I have had people call me to ask me what to do when something like this is happening and it waste time that the police could be responding. Every minute counts and one can see how quickly in this case the burglars got in and out. If something is happening NOW call 911.

You will not get in trouble if the call turns out to not be needed. You can even tell the operator that you don't wish to be contacted by the police or have a followup if you wish.

It's great that people were alert in this situation, and picked up on it.
Info on response time

The first 911 was received at 9:38am. At 9:42am it was reported that the suspect?’s had left and a neighbor was chasing the suspect vehicle which was an unknown dark colored vehicle. The responding officers attempted to locate the suspect vehicle before driving to 5875 Wedgewood Drive

By Officer Hairston CMPD
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Charlotte, North Carolina