Full Notification

The Brentwood Police Department has noticed an increase in residential burglaries in various parts of the city, which is not uncommon during the holiday season. Suspects have primarily entered side doors, rear sliders and in some cases through side windows. These burglaries have generally occurred during morning and afternoon hours. The Brentwood Police Department is committed to deploying its resources to those areas experiencing an increased number of burglaries. We encourage the community to be vigilant on calling in suspicious activity. The burglars we have captured in the past are generally a direct result of community members calling and reporting suspicious activity that they feel is suspicious in nature.

The Brentwood Police Department is continuing to make burglary prevention and burglar apprehension among its top priorities, and one of the most effective ways is through community outreach.

Please remain vigilant and consider the following suggestions in protecting your home, person, family, and personal belongings.

• Lock all doors and windows before leaving your home.
• If you have an alarm system, please use it religiously even
if you’re leaving for a short period of time.
• Make your home look occupied when you are away; put
interior lights on timers.
• Keep your garage door closed and locked and use the
interior hard lock when gone for extended periods.
• Don’t allow daily deliveries of mail, newspapers or flyers
build up while you are away. Arrange with the Post
Office/UPS/FedEx, etc. to hold your mail, or arrange for a
friend or trusted neighbor to remove these items regularly.
• Keep valuables out of plain view.
• Keep your side gate locked at all times.
• Keep your trash cans behind the fence.
• Consider installing exterior motion lights and a surveillance
system capable of recording.
• Change your daily pattern, i.e. if you normally park in your
driveway consider parking on the street or in your garage.
• If you hear a knock at your door, look to see who it is and
get a good description. If choose not to answer, let them
know you are home by politely encouraging he or she to go
away – also look for a vehicle he or she may be associated
with and get a description and license plate number if
possible.

If your home is broken into or you find an unexpected open/broken window or door:

• Do not enter – the perpetrator may still be inside.
• Use a neighbor’s phone or cellular phone to call the police.
• Do not touch anything or clean up until law enforcement
have inspected for evidence.
• Write down the license plate numbers of any suspicious
vehicles in the area.
• Note the description of any suspicious persons.

The Brentwood Police Department wishes members of our community and visitors a safe holiday season. Anyone needing to report suspicious activity should do so by calling the Brentwood Police Department at 925-778-2441, 24 hours a day.