Seaside Police in search of potential burglary suspect
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SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Seaside Police are searching for one or multiple thieves accused of a series of burglaries. Police say work trucks are the main target. Authorities and community members say the neighborhood has been calm, yet hearing about this brings concern.
“An issue with vehicle burglaries and a specific neighborhood in the city targeting tools, power tools, all the same MO with window smashes.” Commander Matthew Doza with the Seaside Police shared that they have been following leads after multiple reports of car break-ins around Kimball Avenue.
“When we do see cars that don’t belong here, I end up calling the police department,” Ann Marie shares she has lived in the neighborhood her entire life and never felt unsafe. Now she is looking to take extra precautions.
Authorities say in the last two days, six work trucks have been broken into. They are continuing to search for the suspect, yet remind people to stay vigilant in their community.
“This group of people or this one person, we’re not sure if it’s a group or one person, they’re checking vehicles, and they can see the tools from the outside.” He adds, “ I highly suggest that if you do have anything valuable in your car, either put them away so they’re not visible from the outside.”
Some workers around the area, choosing to lock their belongings. Nick Erardi’s first reaction when hearing of these burglaries was, “anger, tools are what we use to make a living, and if people are stealing them out of our trucks, our houses, our yards, garages. Not cool, man.”
He adds he was fell victim to an unrelated theft about a year ago when he had tools stolen from his truck.
“Burglaries happen everywhere, but there’s a cluster in this little neighborhood, so we’re trying to figure out why. This again leads us to suspect that the suspect may know someone in that area, and they keep visiting the area, possibly because they live there.”
Seaside Police are following leads in search of the potential suspect or suspects responsible for these car break-ins. They remind the community members to make sure to lock their vehicles and avoid leaving valuables in plain sight.