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Police issue warnmg in. wake of burglaries It m ust provide more than a few chills to wake up and discover some one's been prowling through your house while you've been asleep. And in the wake of six such inci dents in Oakville this week, police arc warning people they shouldn't try to be heroes if they are awakened by burglars. "The potential of somebody getting hurt in this situation, at night, is far greater," said Halton Regional Police Det. Sgt. Roy Smith. Smith advises that if the situation occurs, residents should remain quiet, call 911, leave the 911 line open and. if possible, try to glean a description of the intruder. "If I were a lady home alone or with children in ihe house. I'd lock myself in the bedroom if I could," advised Smith. Police are also issuing a call to resi dents to secure their homes at night, despite the hot weather. T h ie v e s had a h ey -d ay on H untingdon Trail Monday, breaking into three homes and stealing purses v all while families were sleeping. O ne break-in occurred som etim e between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. at a single dwelling home in the Clearview subdi vision where four members o f a family were inside asleep. A p icn ic tab le w as used to gain access to a rear window which had been left unlocked, said Smith. A purse, its contents, minus a small a m o u n t o f c a sh , w ere la te r found dumped out on a neighboring lawn. Two other break-ins also occurred on Huntingdon Trail. One happened sometime between 2 a.m. and 6 a.ra. while two persons were asleep inside. Entry was gaiora through an open w indow at the>6ack o f the house, said Smith. A pproxim ately S/tOO in cash and credit cards were rcoorted missing. Police were unrible to determine how entry was g ain w to the last home on Huntingdon Trail. Police sriid contents of a purse and k n a p sa d r w ere found em ptied on a neighbpnng lawn. Approximately $150 in cam and the knapsack were stolen. Three other sim ilar break-ins with ifmost exactly the same circumstances 'o c c u rre d in G len A bbey on Montgomery Drive and Mayfair Road. "T h ey 're alm ost duplicates of the others," said Smith. In one instance a retired gentleman was home asleep when someone entered his residence thrcmgfi an unlocked patio door. Approximately $ 5 0 in cash was stolen. / Pol ice's aid $115 in cash and $ 30 in cash was stolen from two other residences where again, thieves ransacked downstairs areas for visible purses and wallets, took the items outside, dumped their contents on the lawn and fled with the cash. In those instances, police said a couple were asleep while a family of three was asleep in the other. _ THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 19, 1991 ^ J A ilS S lS & A U G A GARDEN CENTRE FLORIST Mon.-Frl. 9 a m -9 p m Sat 9 a m -6 p m Sun. 9 im .-6 p m C.I.L. Golfgreen 9K GW EED & FEED Sale FAST GRASS Reg. *11" Special Germinates in 5 to 10 days Winter hardy. 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