Home break-ins continue in Rutherford County

Jun 08, 2015 at 01:15 pm by bryan


Home burglaries continue in Rutherford County...

In one case, someone broke into the back door of a house on Douglas Avenue near Old Salem Road. Once the burglar made his or her way inside, jewelry, laptop computers, a cell phone, a camera and more were lifted. The theft added up to well over $2,000.

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At this point, no suspects have been named.

5 Simple tips on avoiding a home burglary:

  1. Make you house appear occupied at all times.
  2. Lock all doors and windows / use a deadbolt lock
  3. Arrange for your yard to be mowed when out of town and for mail to be picked up
  4. Don't let strangers into your home
  5. Don't leave boxes from expensive purchases on the side of the road to be collected

Source for Break In:

MPD Incident Report #15-10877

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