St Albert RCMP warn community of increases of break and enters

St. Albert RCMP are warning the community of the recent residential break and enters.

This past month they have seen an increase  on the east and southeast end of the city, specifically in areas around the Anthony Henday and the Sturgeon River.

According to RCMP, they are using preventative and investigative techniques to get to get to the bottom of them.

This past weekend, RCMP responded to two residential break and enters in the Kingswood and Pineview areas. The first one was at around 5:35p.m. on Friday when a house located on Placer Close had an unknown individual try to break into the rear patio door, causing it to shatter. The suspect was spooked from the oud noise the shattering made and ran off

The same day an unknown individual broke into a basement window of a home on Kingsbury Crescent and stole some jewellery and other items, before leaving the residence.

St. Albert RCMP believe these incidents are related and is asking the public with any relevant information related to these break & enters, such as CCTV footage, doorbell camera footage or witnesses who may have seen someone or something suspicious to contact St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700.

What can you do?

Here are some tips from the RCMP:

• Install an audible alarm system, to scare away intruders as well as signal to neighbours to be alert and call police.
• Install doorbell cameras or video cameras around your property, ensuring all back and side windows are in view. Make sure they are working and video can be saved and retrieved.
• Turn on all exterior lights in the evening or install motion sensor lights.
• Lock all exterior doors even when you are inside or outside in the back yard.
• Get to know your neighbours, and let them know who should be coming and going at your residence.
• Keep interior lights on in the evening when you are not home as it makes it appear that someone is still home.
• Trim trees & bushes around the home to ensure clear lines of sight.
• Lock up all valuable items in your home, and if possible engrave and/or record identifying marks/numbers/serial numbers