Residents In Quiet Tustin Neighborhood Warned Of Spike In Home Burglaries
TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — Residents in a quiet section of Orange County are being warned of a spike in daytime home burglaries in Tustin.
As KCAL9's Stacey Butler reports, for the third time in just one month, police said suspects have knocked on the door of a home. The latest burglary attempt occurred about 10 a.m. Monday.
"Someone had knocked at her door. She didn't answer it thinking she didn't want to deal with whoever was at the door. She then looks in her backyard and sees some stranger in her backyard. He sees her and then flees the area," Tustin Police Department Lt. Bob Wright said.
The homeowner was too afraid to speak on camera but said the person who knocked on her door was a woman.
Police said that's exactly what happened last month just two blocks away. When a woman inside that home didn't come to the door, police said the suspects entered through a sliding glass door in the back.
Police said they then tied her up, ransacked the home, and made off with her car, which was later recovered in South Los Angeles.
In another incident, police said a woman knocking at the door fled when the resident said her husband was home.
The suspects remain at large.
"I would warn any residents, if you see something unusual or feel something that just doesn't feel right to you, to always call the police department," Wright said.
In the meantime, police asked residents to not open doors to strangers but to make their presence known from behind their locked doors.
