Police Warn Public about Burglary Trend

Last month, there were at least six burglaries in a relatively small area of Parkville, according to an email sent out by Parkville's Community Outreach officer Jason Goorevitz.

In the email, he writes that the burglaries occurred on Hiss Avenue, Bagley Avenue, Shady Creek Way, Avondale Road, Willoughby Road and California Avenue. Four of the burglaries occurred on a Wednesday or Friday during daytime hours and two occurred overnight—in each case glass was broken or pried open to get inside the home.

"Please call 911 immediately if you observe any suspicious persons or vehicles," Goorevitz wrote.

The details on two of the burglaries were not immediately available, but the following burglaries occurred in the Parkville area during the month of November.

Hiss Avenue, 3300 block. Between Nov. 2 and Nov. 12. A digital camera, a watch and various costume jewelry pieces were reported stolen from a home. Burglars got inside by breaking the glass on a basement door and then ransacked the home before stealing the above-listed items, police said.

Shady Creek Way, 9300 block. Between 7 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Nov. 16. A burglar tried to break into a home by striking a glass door with a hatchet found on the property, police said. The handle of the hatchet broke before the burglar was able to fully break the window and the burglar failed to get inside.

Willoughby Road, 2800 block. Around 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18. A burglar broke into a home by prying open a set of french doors, but fled before stealing anything because an alarm went off, police said.

California Avenue, 3000 block. Between 12:45 p.m. Nov. 20 and 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21. Cash was reported stolen from a home after a burglar used a trailer hitch to shatter a window and get inside, police said.