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Warmer weather brings spate of crime to the area
BY JACOB JONES
The Daily World
Saturday, June 27, 2009 1:15 AM PDT
With warmer weather, police officers know, often comes an up-tick in property crimes as people wander the summer streets looking for loot.
Police and residents said they have noticed some increases in vehicle prowls, burglaries and other thefts in recent weeks from areas near Sam Benn Park to East Hoquiam to Aberdeen Lake.
“It’s burglary season,” said Capt. John Green with the Aberdeen Police Department.
Officers have noticed a slight increase in items going missing from cars while burglaries of commercial businesses has also gone up.
“We’ve seen an increase in them over the last month or so,” he said.
This week he listed a wide range of new crimes reported, from a ransacked office at the Grays Harbor Community Hospital East Campus to cars missing CDs. A home on the edge of Aberdeen Lake was also burglarized.
Another person reported a trailer loaded with two jet-skis had disappeared.
Green said the department has stepped up patrols in several areas and added other efforts to stem the increase.
“We’re going to get a little more aggressive,” he said, without wanting to disclose too many details.
Green said the rise could be a sign of the warm weather, economic downturn or a group of criminals becoming more active. The incidents do not seem to just be the neighborhood kid, but is likely fueled by drug addiction, according to Green.
Hoquiam Deputy Police Chief Jim Maloney said the city saw a dramatic increase in vehicle prowls earlier this year, but those reports have dropped again after increased patrols in East Hoquiam.
“We definitely aren’t having the number we were having,” he said.
Jennifer Brook, who lives along Hanna Avenue in Aberdeen, said she was headed out in the morning and found her car had been stolen.
“The car was gone,” she said. “They took my car seats, everything’s gone.”
Others have reported valuables and wallets missing from cars. Convenience stores and other small businesses have also been struck with a small rise in burglaries.
“They’re kind of all over,” he said.
Authorities recommend citizen lock up personal property and do not leave valuables in vehicles. Park vehicles in well-lit areas.
Brook, who said she is now struggling with replacing her family’s vehicle, was shocked to suddenly find herself a victim.
“I can’t believe this is happening here,” she said.
