From the Hays County Sheriff's Office: Electronics equipment targeted in two Wimberley area burglariesA Wimberley home and a storage facility were burglarized in the past week resulting in one case of identity theft and the loss of electronics equipment.
A laptop computer, a Dell 47-inch flat screen television set, a Polaroid 20-inch flat screen television and a freezer were taken from a home on Westwood Drive in Woodcreek. The home was entered through an unlocked window in the rear bedroom.
Storage unit at 5651 Ranch Road 2325 was broken into and a ThinkPad laptop computer, miscellaneous electronic equipment valued at $100, clothing and tax paperwork was taken. The property owner told Sheriff's Office investigators a credit card in his name had been reactivated and used in San Marcos and Austin.
Please call 911 or 512-393-7896 to report any suspicious activity.
Deputy Pam Robinson with the Crime Prevention Unit of the Hays County Sheriff's Office has the following advice:
* Please keep your vehicle locked.
* Remove anything of value from your vehicle.
* Take a property inventory of all valuable's including make, models, and serial numbers and photograph each item, store in a safe place and not on your computer (in case your computer is stolen in a burglary).
* Please include your children when talking about safety issues and the importance of taking safety measures in any suspicious circumstances.
* With the high price of gasoline consider a locking gas cap.
posted August 15, 2008 11:48 AM
