Crime Blotter: Rear Door Smashed in Day Time Burglary

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Wednesday July 3, 2013

At 2pm, a resident in the 300 block of Adams Avenue returned home and observed that her front door was open. She immediately notified police.  The investigation revealed that between the hours of 11am and 2pm, an unknown suspect entered the residence by smashing a rear french door window. The suspect(s) went through several rooms and thoroughly ransacked one of the bedrooms.  The victim was able to determine that jewelry, watches an IPad and an IPod were removed from the residence. 

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