Police from the Inner West Patrol Group are advising residents that thieves have within the past 7 days targeted residential dwellings, residential/communal garages and storage cages in the following Inner West suburbs:
Residential Dwellings
Ferny Grove: McGregor Way, Bunowen Street.
Everton Park: Warringah Street, Gordon Parade.
Toowong: Bent Street.
Ashgrove: Mclean Parade, McCormack Avenue, Moola Road, Panorama Street.
St Lucia: Boomerang Road.
Kenmore: Alkina Street, Holdway Street.
Enoggera: Wardell Street.
Bardon: Coolibah Street.
Ferny Hills: Amaroo Avenue.
Communal/Residential Garages/Storage Cages
Toowong: Landsborough Terrace.
St Lucia: Bellevue Terrace.
Ashgrove: Waterworks Road.
Everton Park: South Pine Road.
The thieves are mainly stealing laptops, wallets, handbags, jewellery, cash, game consoles, vehicles (cars and motorcycles), bicycles and tools from these locations.
Thieves are using such methods to enter residential dwellings as entering through unlocked doors (including garages) or forcing/smashing doors and windows.
Other methods being utilised to enter garages and storage cages include cutting or manipulating locks and padlocks.
At times, these are occurring while the residents are home, which are called