Police are urging residents to take precautions as they continue to investigate a string of burglaries in the Battlefield district.
PRINCETON — Police are urging residents to take precautions as they continue to investigate a string of burglaries in the Battlefield district.
On Feb. 11, the homeowner of a townhome on the 200 block of Bullock Drive reported that the door to her home was opened and her dogs were missing, police said.
The initial investigation revealed that more than $11,000 worth of jewelry was stolen. It is unknown if the dogs were taken at the time of the theft or ran away, but police spokesman Sgt. Mike Cifelli does not believe that they have returned home.
On March 7, cash and jewelry were taken from a home on the first block of Newlin Road between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., police said. There was no sign of forced entry.
Sometime between 4:30 p.m. on March 6 and 9 a.m. on March 10, someone entered a home on the 100 block of Springdale Road and attempted to force open a locked interior door, police said.
They gained entry by forcing open a rear window, police said. It remains unknown if anything was taken from the home, Cifelli said.
Police are reminding residents to take precautions: lock all doors and windows; lock cars at night even if they are parked in the garage; look after each other’s homes, especially when someone is away; set alarms when leaving the house and have them serviced regularly, and make sure outside nighttime lighting is adequate and working. In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1.
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