Vehicle Burglaries Plague Natomas Area

THIS MAP FROM SAC PD SHOWS WHERE VEHICLE BURGLARIES OCCURRED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY IN THE NATOMAS AREA. MOST WERE IN NORTH NATOMAS.

Natomas has had a significant number of vehicle burglaries in recent months.

Sac PD Capt. Daniel Hahn reports that in May a total of 72 vehicle burglaries were reported. Of those, 43 were in N. Natomas, 22 in S. Natomas and 7 in Northgate/Gardenland.

Of these crimes:

• Most of the burglaries occurred during the night time hours (or early morning hours).
• Most involved broken windows (remember a lot of alarms don’t go off unless you open the door).
• Most involved property left in the open in the car so the burglar can see it.
• Several tool boxes, bags, GPS device on window etc.

Sac PD reports putting out “bait” cars in the area in hopes of catching some of burglars and has already had some success with this effort.