Syracuse Break-Ins Related, Cops Say
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - Police believe a rash of recent break-ins along Grand Boulevard, Syracuse, are related to those found last week on Pickwick Park Drive.
Caretakers first reported 16 summer cottages broken into along Pickwick Park Drive on Tuesday. Kosciusko County Sheriff's deputies checking the properties soon spotted more cottages that were burglarized.
Police report that the suspects broke windows or door windows to gain entry to the cottages. Since caretakers do not check the properties daily, police are unsure exactly when the burglaries occurred.
Many of the cottages were ransacked, according to police, with the suspects pulling out drawers and emptying most of the belongings left in the cottages. Exact reports of what items are missing from the properties are unknown since many of the owners are not in the area.
One caretaker reported food missing from the cottage as well as a mess made by the suspects apparently making chili and eating it in the home. They left the rest of the food and dirty dishes in the house.
The police were called again Saturday to the Grand Boulevard area where five more break-ins were found, as well as one attempted break-in.
Police reported that footprints they found at the scene of the Grand Boulevard crimes are identical to those found on Pickwick Park Drive, leading them to believe the suspects are the same.
The break-ins are still under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - Police believe a rash of recent break-ins along Grand Boulevard, Syracuse, are related to those found last week on Pickwick Park Drive.
Caretakers first reported 16 summer cottages broken into along Pickwick Park Drive on Tuesday. Kosciusko County Sheriff's deputies checking the properties soon spotted more cottages that were burglarized.
Police report that the suspects broke windows or door windows to gain entry to the cottages. Since caretakers do not check the properties daily, police are unsure exactly when the burglaries occurred.
Many of the cottages were ransacked, according to police, with the suspects pulling out drawers and emptying most of the belongings left in the cottages. Exact reports of what items are missing from the properties are unknown since many of the owners are not in the area.
One caretaker reported food missing from the cottage as well as a mess made by the suspects apparently making chili and eating it in the home. They left the rest of the food and dirty dishes in the house.
The police were called again Saturday to the Grand Boulevard area where five more break-ins were found, as well as one attempted break-in.
Police reported that footprints they found at the scene of the Grand Boulevard crimes are identical to those found on Pickwick Park Drive, leading them to believe the suspects are the same.
The break-ins are still under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]