Spike in Burglaries Prompts Police to Offer Advice
A recent increase in residential burglaries in Deerfield and Highland Park have police on alert, and they're asking for your help. Here's what you can do to make your home less of a target.
There has been a recent spike in home burglaries in both Deerfield and Highland Park, according to the towns' police departments. Deerfield has had five burglaries since the first of the year, which prompted Deerfield Police Chief John Sliozis to email residents and make a plea for civic vigilance at last week's Village Board of Trustees meeting. “Five may not seem like a lot in some places but it’s five times as many as last year,” Sliozis said. “We ask for the community to help by keeping their eyes open in their neighborhoods. If you see something or someone let us know.” For more Deerfield crime news, sign up for our free morning newsletter. Highland Park has seen five burglaries in the past four weeks, according to Deputy Police Chief…
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10:06 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
It would also help if certain individuals would get arrested when the police have evidence that they were the perpetrators. Sometimes, our own laws make prosecution so difficult. Families lawyer up for their members who have violated others and then the victim gets victimized twice. Once by the violation of the robbery and again by the system. more ›