Where'd all the burglars go? (knock wood)

It’s been nine days since we checked the police crime map and posted on burglaries and other crimes in the neighborhood. In that time we have had a reported burglary. One.

In fact, it’s the only one so far this month.

We’re not complaining.

Overnight between March 10 and March 11, somebody burglarized a home in the 1200 block of Northeast 100th Street by breaking in through the garage, police report.

Toward the turn of the year we had a rash of burglaries. Police at the time said it was likely the work of a small number of people. “One or two people or one little group of friends can be responsible for a lot in a short time. It’s not a crime wave,” said Detective Mike Cruzan.

A police crime prevention coordinator, Diane Horswill, said Maple Leaf averages six to eight burglaries a month.

In the past several days cars were stolen :

• March 13 from the 8800 block of Lake City Way Northeast.
• March 11 from the 800 block of Northeast 106th Street.
• March 10 from the 200 block of Northeast 91st Street.
• March 8 from the 7500 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast.
• Also, on March 11 a car was reported stolen that was actually taken March 6, from the 400 block of Northeast 85th Street.

Additionally, a car was broken into March 4 in the 9000 block of 17th Avenue Northeast.

And a bicycle was stolen March 11 from the 9200 block of First Avenue Northeast.