Crime & Safety
Burglars Hit Two West View Homes During the Weekend
A house on Columbia Avenue and a house on Cornell Avenue were broken into while the homeowners were out of town, police said.
A home in the 300 block of Columbia Avenue and another in the 300 block of Cornell Avenue were broken into during the weekend in West View, police said.
In both cases, laptop computers were among the items reported missing.
The homeowners were out of town at the time of the break-ins, said spokesman Officer Matt Holland.
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"We are in the process of interviewing some possible suspects," Holland said.
The department is working with the McCandless Police Department to connect cases they believe are related, Holland said.
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Holland said police are looking into the possibility that a burglary, in the 100 block of Columbia Avenue, might be related. In that incident, someone broke a front window in the house, entered and took three flat-screen televisions, a laptop computer and a checkbook.
In the weekend incidents, entrance to the homes was gained through windows.
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