Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Two New Housebreaks on High Street

The break-ins occurred sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday.

Nearly a month after Westwood Police , officers are now investigating two additional reports of housebreaks on the same road that took place on Monday, April 9. 

The first of which occurred at a High Street residence, which was entered sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday, Westwood Police said in a statement Wednesday morning. Jewelry had been removed from the home.

Close by, another High Street home was broken into and a stereo system was stolen, police said. That home was broken into during the same time frame, police believe. 

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"Residents are reminded to secure their homes upon their departure, which would include locking doors and securing ground level windows," Westwood Police said in a statement. "Any notations of suspicious activity should immediately be reported to the police by calling 9-1-1."

Specifically, any unknown parked vehicles in a driveway where it is known that the homeowners are absent should be reported to police, as should any instances of individuals walking around the perimeter of a home or exiting from a wooded area near a property carrying backpacks or other large items, police said.

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