Crime Alert: Increase in Residential Thefts

Editor's Note: The following information came from the Golden Valley website.

In the last two weeks, the Golden Valley Police Department has seen an increase in reported residential crimes, specifically in the northeast (Zone 6) corner of the city. These incidents have all occurred overnight. Please remember to keep doors and windows closed and locked at night and when you are not home.

In one overnight incident May 14–15 on the 3100 block of Vista Dr, a suspect entered a home through an unlocked garage service door and stole items, including the homeowner’s wallets, cell phones, keys to their vehicles, a 52-inch television, and one of their vehicles. During the burglary, the victims and their children were asleep in the home.

Golden Valley police investigators immediately began working the case. They developed suspect information within a few hours of the report and had the suspect in custody by early afternoon. The suspect confessed to the burglary and has been charged with burglary, auto theft, and fleeing the police. Detectives were able to recover the stolen property, including the victim’s cell phones, wallets, TV, and vehicle.

Other recent overnight incidents involve theft from autos. On May 20–21 on the 2400 block of Byrd Ave N and the 2500 block of McNair Dr, an unknown suspect(s) rummaged through and stole items from several vehicles parked outside. Many of these vehicles had been left unlocked, and one had been forcibly entered.