A Busy Weekend for Burglars in Norwalk

Four residential burglaries were reported this past weekend in Norwalk, along with a burglary to a business on Cedar Crest Place.

The four residential burglaries, along with the theft at the business, occurred within a mile of each other, mostly in West Norwalk, but also at the edges of the Spring Hill and South Norwalk sections of the city (see the map accompanying this article). One of the four, a home on Avenue D may have been burglarized well before the weekend.

In addition to those burglaries, a shed at residence on Fillow Street, well north of the other home burglaries, was burglarized sometime between Thursday and 3:10 p.m. Friday.

234 Richards Ave.—home

Sometime between 8 and 11 p.m. Saturday a house was burglarized. When the owners left, they didn't turn on a home alarm system, and when they returned, they noticed that a sliding door was open. Closets were ransacked, with their possessions all over the floor. Jewelry valued at $40,000 was taken, along with some cash.

330 West Cedar St.—home

The victim reported leaving the house on Friday afternoon and returning sometime Sunday night before 10:09 p.m., when police were called. Entry was made through a kitchen window, although the victim thought all doors and windows were closed and locked before leaving. Closets, drawers and jewelry boxes were disturbed, and jewelry valued at about $30,000 was missing.

25 Ave. D—home

Sometime between May 13 and Sunday, a house was entered by breaking through a basement door. The extent of missing property, if any, was unknown when the matter was reported to police. A sewing machine was moved toward the door.

14 Douglas Dr.—home

Sometime between 9 a.m. and 4:10 p.m. on Friday, the door to the back deck of a home was kicked in. Some jewelry and $25 were taken.

56 Fillow St.—tool shed

Items were stolen from a tool shed sometime between Thursday and 3:10 p.m. Friday, when the theft was reported to police. There were no signs of forced entry to the shed. Taken were a weed whacker (valued at $300), a chain saw ($400) and a leaf blower ($600).

2 Cedar Crest Pl.—business

A detached garage at J.D.C. Construction was entered sometime over the weekend, according to a report police received at 8:17 a.m. Monday. There was no sign of forced entry. Tools with a total value of $2,000 were reported missing, including a sliding drill, grinding drill and hammer drill. The business was continuing to do an inventory to see if other items were stolen.