On the average day in Olmsted County, the Rochester Police Department and Olmsted Sheriff’s office see very few burglaries. There may be at most two or three reports on a given day. I noticed, however, that yesterday (February 17th) there was a rash of seven burglaries in the northwest part of Rochester, along with one additional burglary in Chatfield.
These seven burglaries all occurred between the hours of 5:00AM and 10:00AM, and happened in two neighborhoods close together in the northwest part of town (see picture). On the crime map, the black mask icon represents the burglary calls.
The Rochester Police Department Crime Prevention office indicates that one of the incidents was a gas can being stolen out of a garage at a residence, but no details are out yet on the other incidents. We hope to see some additional information later this morning. I will update this blog posting when more details are available, along with adding that information to the icons on the crime map.
Edit: The website is now updated with the incident details from the other burglary incidents, and it seems that many of them involve items being taken from cars within garages. This is a good reminder to keep your doors locked, and your garage door closed to prevent theft.
