Despite an overall decline in home burglaries over the last year, a recent spike in residential break-ins throughout Ocean Beach and Point Loma Heights has police advising neighbors to look out for one another. Police arrested two people in December believed responsible for several burglaries in the area. Burglars broke into the Hill Street home of Robert Power between 9 and 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It was the weekend after Thanksgiving. Power had stepped out with his family for just two hours. But in that time, a burglar sneaked through a window and took electronic equipment and jewelry. “We didn\u2019t know for a day because the guy came in and out didn\u2019t disturb anything,” Power said. In December, police arrested two men \u2014 an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old \u2014 who were allegedly responsible for burglarizing several homes in the Ocean Beach and Point Loma Heights communities. The men did not work together, but police believe they each worked with “co-conspirators” under the age of 18, said San Diego Police Department Lt. Lori Lunhow. “We believe one that was arrested is responsible for at least 10 (burglaries) in the area and we\u2019re trying to prove that \u2026 We\u2019re still digging,” she said. Police are still investigating the crimes and could not discuss details of the separate cases, she said. Lunhow could not confirm whether either of the two men arrested are linked to the burglary of Power\u2019s home. Police report an estimated 39 percent decrease in home burglaries in Ocean Beach and Point Loma Heights from January through November this year as compared with crime rates during the same time period in 2007. The downward trend notwithstanding, Lunhow reminds neighbors to report suspicious activity and also reminds people to keep valuables left in a vehicle out of plain sight. She said burglars have knocked on front doors to see who is not home before breaking in. The burglar who robbed the Power home had removed the window screen, Power said. Police asked Power to come down to a police station to recover stolen property found in the possession of one of the alleged burglars. He said he didn\u2019t find his camera or his wife\u2019s jewelry among the items. Police said one of the suspects arrested had more than 500 pieces of jewelry in his possession as a result of his crime spree throughout the city. Residential burglaries from Nov. 20 to Dec. 20 Number of incidents according to the Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS): \u2022 Loma Portal, 1 \u2022 Ocean Beach, 12 \u2022 Point Loma Heights, 20 \u2022 Sunset Cliffs, 4 \u2022 Roseville, 4 \u2022 Seaport Village, 1 \u2022 La Playa, 0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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