One Wellington neighborhood has had its peace of mind stolen, along with a variety of items held in garages and vehicles.
As of Tuesday, there have been 13 reported thefts in the area east of Washington Ave. and north of 15th St. since the beginning of July. Wellington Police Chief, Tracy Heath said the department has been working on the issue.
"Mainly they're taking miscellaneous items," Heath said. "Hand tools, electronic equipment. They're taking beverages, things of that nature."
Beverages like beer stolen right out of refrigerators.
The string of thefts has the neighborhood residents on edge. Heath said a meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to get community members and law enforcement on the same page.
The public meeting will be held at the Wellington Police Department. Thursday evening, officers passed our flyers in the area where the robberies are taking place.
"That area seems to be the most effected," the chief said. "We want to set down and visit with neighbors, maybe discuss some ideas and see what maybe we can do better and see what our residents can do to help us out." Heath said.
He said he realizes the meeting is on short notice and that anyone in Wellington is welcomed to attend. He hopes the efforts will help counter the thefts that seem to have no rhyme or reason at this point.
"They're just sporadic," Heath explained. "We may go several days and not have any reports, then we may have a day when we'll have two or three reports."
The burglars have been targeting garages, detached garages, and vehicles. Heath also pointed out that a victim might not realize they're a victim until a few days have passed and they realize something is gone.
"If a neighbor or a resident in that area of town has experienced some type of theft and may not have contacted the police," Heath continued. "We'd like to talk to them."
The police chief said it is possible the suspect is a young-adult. The police department has been utilizing different investigative methods to try and saturate the area to figure out what's going on. At the August 2 meeting, the chief is optimistic that going over safety tips and preventative measures along with discussing the police department's efforts will help get the word out to the community.
"The more eyes and ears that we have, that just increases our ability and hopefully helps us out," Heath said.
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One Wellington neighborhood has had its peace of mind stolen, along with a variety of items held in garages and vehicles.
As of Tuesday, there have been 13 reported thefts in the area east of Washington Ave. and north of 15th St. since the beginning of July. Wellington Police Chief, Tracy Heath said the department has been working on the issue.
"Mainly they're taking miscellaneous items," Heath said. "Hand tools, electronic equipment. They're taking beverages, things of that nature."
Beverages like beer stolen right out of refrigerators.
The string of thefts has the neighborhood residents on edge. Heath said a meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to get community members and law enforcement on the same page.
The public meeting will be held at the Wellington Police Department. Thursday evening, officers passed our flyers in the area where the robberies are taking place.
"That area seems to be the most effected," the chief said. "We want to set down and visit with neighbors, maybe discuss some ideas and see what maybe we can do better and see what our residents can do to help us out." Heath said.
He said he realizes the meeting is on short notice and that anyone in Wellington is welcomed to attend. He hopes the efforts will help counter the thefts that seem to have no rhyme or reason at this point.
"They're just sporadic," Heath explained. "We may go several days and not have any reports, then we may have a day when we'll have two or three reports."
The burglars have been targeting garages, detached garages, and vehicles. Heath also pointed out that a victim might not realize they're a victim until a few days have passed and they realize something is gone.
"If a neighbor or a resident in that area of town has experienced some type of theft and may not have contacted the police," Heath continued. "We'd like to talk to them."
The police chief said it is possible the suspect is a young-adult. The police department has been utilizing different investigative methods to try and saturate the area to figure out what's going on. At the August 2 meeting, the chief is optimistic that going over safety tips and preventative measures along with discussing the police department's efforts will help get the word out to the community.
"The more eyes and ears that we have, that just increases our ability and hopefully helps us out," Heath said.
