Suwanee Heights NW Grid 58

Please be aware. School is still out and the criminals are too.

Aug 08, 2005

During the summer months when our grasses tend to grow higher, possible would be burglars use that opportunity to case homes. Alert your neighbors to this scenario which actually took place here in district two.

Two young men knocked on the front door of a home. When the resident answered the knock and opened the door, the two young persons asked to mow the lawn with the womans own lawnmower. She gave them money to do the job, but then soon left to run an errand. When she returned from the errand, her lawn was not mowed, and her home was burglarized. It is suspected the 2 young men broke into the home and stole her jewelry. They never were admitted into the home, and were never given permission to enter. The suspects left one of their hats on the victim's counter, strangely enough the hat that was left on the counter happened to be a hat that one of the boys was wearing. It is a quess that if she had not been home in the first place, the boys would have still broken into the home. They knock just to make sure no one is home, but if someone is, they ask to cut the lawn. Variations of this scenario are possible of course, so as always, encourage your neighbors to report suspicious behavior, and sometimes even non-suspicious behavior can actually be a crime in progress. Continue looking out for one-another, and Thank You!

Thank You



Lisa Timmer
Crime Prevention Practitioner
Tampa Police Department
Uniform District Two
9330 N. 30th St
Tampa, Fl. 33612

Phone 813-931-6541
Fax 813-931-6576