Crime alert for North Tryon Divison Response Area 1 and the following neighborhoods;

Shamrock Gardens, Barrington Oaks, Hope Park, Shamrock Hills and Shannon Park

Burglaries

The North Tryon Division, Response Area 1, has seen an increase in residential break-ins. Officers assigned to the area are working diligently to identify and arrest  suspects and work with neighborhoods and community leaders to minimize their risk of victimization.

• In most cases the crimes are occurring between 7:30 a.m and 6:00 p.m.
• Residents are returning home from work and finding their homes broken into  
• Some juveniles have been seen peering into windows or lurking in yards
• When they see someone inside the residence they flee without taking property

Anatomy of Burglaries

Here is what we are seeing:

• Increased incidents of burglaries in the Shamrock Gardens, Barrington Oaks, Hope Park, Shamrock Hills and Shannon Park areas
• Most of the burglaries are being reported by residents who left home around 7:00 a.m. in the morning and returned home around 6:00 p.m.
• Suspects are smashing windows or kicking in doors to make entry
• Items taken include laptop computers, cell or cordless phones, video gaming equipment and accessories, cash and coinage

To combat this rise in crime we have increased our police presence in the area during the time burglaries are occurring. We have targeted locations we believe to be fencing the stolen merchandise. We have increased our efforts in identifying juveniles who appear to be skipping school. We are also targeting our known repeat offenders, i.e. making frequent contacts and home visits with them, ascertaining their whereabouts and areas they frequent in an effort to determine if they are or have been in our problem locations.

We are asking that residents in these areas call 911 if they observe suspicious person(s), especially school age juveniles during the times they should be in school.

We are asking the media outlets to assist us by putting out this information  to the Charlotte Community.

If you have any non emergency  information related crime or criminal activity in your neighborhood please contact the North Tryon Division office at (704) 336-8398