Burglars Caught on Easton

Following on our Crime series from May, the Daily Journal is reporting on yet another group of burglars that were working B'game residences

Efforts by four men attempting to break into a Burlingame home were thwarted Friday morning when a resident called police resulting in the arrest of two, Burlingame Police said.

A resident on the 2100 block of Easton Drive noticed a group of suspicious men in a neighbor’s backyard around 10:55 a.m. Friday morning, according to a press release from the Burlingame Police Department. Not recognizing the men, she called the police.

Officers responding found four subjects fleeing on foot.

They eventually caught two of them and found evidence of another B'game burglary in their possession.  Here's hoping they get the rest of them.  Neighbors watching out for neighbors is key to stopping this crime wave.  I have heard of a few more since May.  Some of the simple things like picking up newspapers for vacationing neighbors will help, but nothing beats eyes on the streets and backyards.

Comments

[Anon]

Good job on the part of the neighbor for calling the police. Good job on the part of the police for responding quickly and apprehending the suspects. I, for one, think this is a serious problem and requires more attention. No one has been physically harmed up to now, and I hope no one ever is. Police officers shouldn't have to respond to leaf blower complaints, they should be allowed to do more surveillance of residential areas.

[hillsider]

The funny thing is I think they can do both things at the same time. Its the perfect match. Residential surveillance and leaf blower monitoring.

[pat giorni]

Gypsy Leafblowers [:-)

[fred]

So Syed, what was the cause for the spike in the unfunded pension liabilities in 2012? Leaf blower monitoring.

[Joe]

This is likely to be part of it:

PETALUMA – California's big public pension funds are continuing to swim in choppy investment waters, leaving the state and local governments gasping for air.

CalPERS reported a 1 percent annual profit on its investments Monday, following CalSTRS in delivering disappointing results for the latest fiscal year.

The 1 percent gain was well below CalPERS' 7.5 percent official forecast and will likely prompt the nation's largest public pension fund to impose higher contribution rates on the state and participating municipalities. That could create additional stress on cash-strapped public agencies throughout California – and create new fodder for the political debate over the cost of public employee pensions.

It will be several months before the agencies know how big a rate hike they face, although CalPERS chief investment officer Joseph Dear said the latest investment results "shouldn't have a dramatic impact" on contributions. As it is, the state contributes around $3.5 billion a year to the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/17/4635202/calpers-earnings-fall-way-short.html#storylink=cpy

[Joe]

Here's another double burglary reported today on the listserv:

Residents are being alerted of two residential burglaries that occurred on 8-24-12 in the early afternoon in the area of Los Altos Dr and Ascension in the Highlands. No Suspect or vehicle description. Report suspicious activity to 911.

[Holyroller]

A public service employee sleeping-sitting-texting in a truck/work site, taking long breaks, using sick leave, abusing equipment, stealing equipment, basically not providing the service they were hired for at whatever their rate is, should be as guilty of burglary as any home invasion.