From David Richie:
El Dorado County burglars scored property worth thousands of dollars last weekend by entering unlocked homes and vehicles, according to Sheriff's Office incident summaries.
Five sheriff's deputies responded to an incident Sunday morning on Travois Circle in Cameron Park. A resident called 911 after he was awakened by loud noises downstairs.
Deputies determined that someone had cut through a screen on an open window to gain entry into the home. Once inside, the burglar went into the garage to steal a 90cc Yamaha motorcycle.
The resident evidently scared the burglar away. Other property was found stacked next to side door of the garage.
Deputies investigated two incidents Friday where fast-moving thieves hit homes where residents were just gone for a short time. In both incidents the culprits came in through unlocked sliding glass doors.
The first incident was reported about 11:30 a.m. Friday at a home in the 3300 block of Excalibur Road in Placerville. Residents had departed about 9:30 a.m. and came home to find more than $7,500 in property missing. Their losses included a laptop computer, an I-Pod, jewelry, and a box of .380 caliber ammunition.
Deputies were called to the 4600 block of Tennessee Drive in Shingle Springs about 5:30 p.m. The residents had been gone for about an hour to have dinner.
When they returned they noticed that several items were missing, including a camcorder and two diamond and gold rings valued at more than $5,000.
A car break-in late Friday or early Saturday morning resulted in the loss of a $5,500 road bicycle along with a purse containing several credit cards. The items had been left inside a vehicle in the 4800 block of Dale View Court in El Dorado Hills.
The bike's owner told deputies that she had locked the car doors but the windows may have been left down. A brick also was found next to the vehicle. The woman had activated her car alarm system but she told deputies that it had not been working properly.
Deputies advised her to cancel her credit cards and fix her car alarm system.
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