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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Cape Burglars Strike Close To Home

Posted Monday, March 2, 2009, at 4:04 PM

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  • Thanks for providing a link to the map Brad. I'm not real familiar with names of roads, but now I can see some of these SOB's aren't that far from my home. Judging by the dates, it looks like this/these idiot/s are moving west instead of staying in the downtown area. Time to keep the porch lights on all night.

    -- Posted by cubbytodd on Tue, Mar 3, 2009, at 11:46 AM
  • There are definitely more burglaries prior to Jan 1. I just chose that as a breaking point.

    I wish I had more information, but the police report data supplied to the newspaper is sometimes incomplete. For instance, there were 3 other burglaries during January and February where no address was provided. We can't map an address we don't have.

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Tue, Mar 3, 2009, at 12:23 PM
  • Shouldn't the police department be publishing such a map? Major cities make them available to the public on the internet. I know I have seen the one for St Louis before, if I can find the link, I'll post it.

    -- Posted by chiang01 on Tue, Mar 3, 2009, at 12:33 PM
  • Sorry to hear that Megalo.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Tue, Mar 3, 2009, at 4:57 PM
  • Thanks Megalo. They've already signed up with another firm but others might appreciate the tip.

    I guess besides the thieves' own pocketbooks, alarm companies and pawning services are benefiting from this rash of break-ins.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Tue, Mar 3, 2009, at 9:59 PM
  • Anyone notice how a good percentage of these robberies on the West side of town are on dead end roads or Cul de sacs? If you live on one of these roads I'd definately look for an unusual vehicle doing a "turn around" on your street.

    -- Posted by Cap_Anson on Wed, Mar 4, 2009, at 12:23 AM
  • Now that is good reporting!

    -- Posted by Skeptic1 on Wed, Mar 4, 2009, at 7:02 AM