Superintendent's Report

Langley RCMP Superintendent Janice Armstrong has posted her latest report, and passes along a warning about a recent rash of cat burglaries:

We have experienced a series of Cat Burglaries (break-ins to residences while people are home) in the past two months. A number of these crimes involved the suspect (s) breaking in through unlocked garages, stealing power washers and tools. In other cases, access to the residence was achieved through unlocked doors and windows. Cash from purses, video games, CD's, DVD's, computers and credit cards were taken. In the remaining cases, the suspect (s) forced open doors and windows. While these crimes have been occurring all over the Township and City, the last three happened north of the freeway in the area of 93rd Avenue and 208th Street and 94th Avenue and Glover Road. Cat burglaries have been occurring in other jurisdictions such as Abbotsford and North Vancouver. Despite the recent hot weather, it is recommended that home owners lock doors and windows and use extra precautions where possible (dowels in windows, extra locks, alarms, etc).