NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH BREAK-IN REPORTS - Ladders & advisory correction

At noontime on Thursday, April 22, the occupant at Calle Farallon, Nº 414, returned home to discover that her house had been burglarized.

SAM security and a team of TJ police officers arrived soon thereafter. If you find evidence of burglary when you return home, do not enter it. Call SAM security (631.3967)and the Tijuana police (066) and let them enter first. Also, please contact your neighborhood watch Captain.

The door strike in the wooden door frame had been jimmied to gain access to the house at ground level of the home.  The thieves turned off the circuit breakers located at the front of the house, apparently to ensure that the house was unoccupied. After no one turned the breakers back on, they entered the property at night over/through the back fence, which was located immediately adjacent to the carretera. Neighbors were unable to observe any disruption or activity because side and front walls completely obscured observation from those perspectives.  They completely ransacked the home, among items taken were a personal computer, jewelry, a telephone, foodstuffs, and a white sweatshirt with the word "ENGLAND" printed on the chest.

This blue/purple mochila (backpack) was used to carry items up the bank behind the home to the fence. The items were apparently handed to another accomplice over the fence; it belonged to one of the burglars.

All or most of the food in the refrigerator had spoiled, and had to be discarded.
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Two recent break-ins in SADM were facilitated by unsecured ladders in occupied homes thoughtfully left in an area near homes where the burglars could use them to gain entry.