LPD Urges Residents to Lock Homes and Cars

As police in Lexington continue to investigate a cluster of house-breaks from a few weeks ago, officers are encouraging residents to lock up their homes and cars and to keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

Residential breaking-and-enterings are always on the radar. But this latest call for caution from the Lexington Police Department comes on the heels of a multi-agency search for a man who was spotted by a Westwood Road resident whose home he was allegedly attempting to burgle.

That man was described as being light-skinned, with a medium build. And, according to police reports, it appears the Westwood Road house-break of July 19 could have been connected with another residential B-and-E that same night on Woodland Road.

According to police, a Woodland Road resident awoke on July 20 to find his iPhone was missing and used tracing technology to pinpoint its location to the area of the Westwood Road break-in, where the phone was discovered inside a bag that also contained other electronics.

In addition to those homes, a third residence, on Adams Street, was also reportedly entered the night of July 19, according to Lt. Det. Michael McLean of the Lexington Police Department.

While all three house-breaks reportedly occurred while the residents were home, McLean said there’s no reason to believe the suspect in those burglaries was looking for any kind of confrontation.

“It doesn’t look like these people want any interaction with homeowners,” he said. “They want to get in, take some things from in the vicinity of the kitchen table, and get right out.”

Beyond the cluster of overnight house breaks from a few weeks ago, McLean said there have been some reports of daytime breaking-and-enterings around the Burlington side of town. 

With that in mind, police are advising residents to take precautions to protect their homes and their property from potential thieves.

In addition to making sure front doors, back doors, sliders and cars are locked up, police are encouraging residents to keep an eye out for suspicious activity and not to hesitate to call the LPD if anything appears out of order.

And for those with August vacation plans, the message from police is to ask a neighbor to look after the house while you’re away and make sure they report any possible suspicious activity.