Crime & Safety
Residents Find Burglars in Their Homes
In November, residents interrupted burglaries in progress in their Manhattan Beach homes.
Correction: The address for the Nov. 26 residential burglary was listed as 7th Street, however, the burglary took place in the 1200 block of 17th Street. Patch apologizes for the error.
Manhattan Beach residents have encountered burglary suspects in their homes recently.
Manhattan Beach residents have encountered burglary suspects in their homes recently.
On Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 10:10 a.m., a nanny and children returned to a residence in the 1200 block of 17th Street to find a suspect ransacking the home, according to a police report. The suspect ran out the front door carrying a sack. Several pieces of jewelry were reported stolen. The suspect had removed a window screen and entered through the window which had possibly been left open.
On Saturday, Nov. 30, residents found a suspect standing in the kitchen of their home in the 1300 block of 19th Street around 9:06 p.m. when they returned home. The male suspect fled through the rear door of the home.
Police say the man entered the residence through an unlocked second story window using a ladder stored on the side of the home.
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