Cary police warn of back-door burglaries

Cary, N.C. — Police asked Wednesday for the public's help in identifying the person suspected in a recent string of commercial burglaries in Cary.

Sixteen businesses have been broken into over the last three weeks, police said. In each case, entry was made at the business’ rear door. Cash has been the primary target during the break-ins, and no injuries have been reported.

During a Wednesday morning burglary at the Carolina Café on Renaissance Park Place, police were able to capture an image of the suspected thief on security video. He is believed to be a thin man of average height was was last seen wearing jeans and a dark hooded sweatshirt and had his face covered.

Cary police reminded business owners to take steps to secure their shops and offices, such as having adequate outdoor lighting and working locks, keeping little or no cash on hand overnight and using security systems that record overnight activity.

Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to call the Cary Police Department at 919-469-4012 or Cary Crime Stoppers at 919-226-2746.

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"You need to do a little research crime has dropped significantly due to project phoenix...they require managers to get rid of people and have cleaned this town up." - conservatism is right

This weekend I mapped all the historical crime information for apartment complexes involved in Project Phoenix. I took in account month-by-month reported public crime data for the complexes and the local surrounding communities while marking the date when each complex started their involvement with Project Phoenix.

I stand corrected. There are decreasing reports of crime in each and every complex since they became involved in Project Phoenix. The drop is not huge, but the crime trend is definitely down.

I'm a hard statistics type of person (that's what I do for a living). From the data I will have to say that Project Phoenix is effective.

westernwake1
January 14, 2013 9:25 a.m.

that wont help stop somebody who really wants to get in...nothing will, not even an alarm...

liberalmindset
January 11, 2013 4:36 p.m.

will you argue with someone named liberalmindset? I actually agree with him..SMH

liberalmindset
January 11, 2013 4:35 p.m.

You need to secure all doors and windows. Replace the short screws that hold the lock and the door plate. The screws they use is only to keep the lock from falling off. I replaced the screws in my door with 3 1/2 wood screws. It will take more than one kick to kick in the door. I also drilled two holes on each side of the middle of the window. Inserted a nail in the hole on both sides of the window. Also replaced the short screws in the window lock. With a window lock and two screws holding the edge of each window they would have to break the window to enter. Paint the nail heads the same color as the inside of the window. If you really want to get fancy you can cut off the nail so it doesnt stick outside the window frame. You wont notice the nail head when it is painted and the curtain will usually cover it anyway. You should also have a dead bolt lock on every door. With the short screws they use on locks you can lean on the door and get in.

superman
January 11, 2013 10:03 a.m.

No perfect communities for sure, although what happened in that said below Project Phoenix community was no joke. Enough said. I will not waste my time arguing with some named "Conservatism is right". SMH

Whookneww
January 11, 2013 8:38 a.m.