Crime & Safety
Police Ask for Residents' Help in Burglary Investigations
A tallying number of burglaries have put extra Town and Country Police on patrol, but they are also asking for residents to be vigilant in reporting suspicious activity in the area.
With at least four similar burglary incidents reported in the area, Town and Country Police have increased patrols and are asking residents for vigilance in reporting suspicious activity.
Police said the burglaries have all occurred on cul-de-sacs, and they believe burglars are targeting homes in the back of courts.
As previously reported by Patch, one incident took place in the 12800 block of Topping Manor Drive on June 28 and another home on Brookwood Road was broken into, ransacked and burglarized on June 24 while the homeowners were at work. Another was reported July 9 in the 12800 block of Brighton Woods Drive with forced entry and the master bedroom ransacked and burglarized.
The most recent burglary took place July 16 in the 12700 block of Post Oak at 4:16 p.m. Police said a door at the rear of the residence was forced open and set off an alarm system. Police arrived at the scene, but no suspects were found on site.
The following is from an email alert sent by Town and Country Police:
Although the Town and Country Police have increased their patrol presence in the affected areas we need your eyes and ears. We need you to call the police IMMEDIATELY if you see or hear something out of the ordinary. Your intimate knowledge of your neighborhood, coupled with you remaining observant for suspicious people, cars and sounds is an essential component in preventing crime.
We can not emphasize this enough - If you see something, say something.
While calls from citizens about suspicious incidents have increased since our previous crime updates, we continue to receive reports that are days and sometimes weeks old. Timely information is crucial, so please do not hesitate to call. Allow us to investigate. You can even remain anonymous if you like. What may seem insignificant to you may be a key piece of the puzzle for the police. All totaled your bits and pieces of information help create a much broader picture. Please call 911.
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Central Dispatch Center at (314) 737-4600 or Detective Jim Gorman at 314-587-2866 or email him a gormanjk@town-and-country.org.
Anonymous tips can also be called in to St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
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