CRIME ALERT - Residential Burglaries in Corona del Mar Communities (RDs 47 & 48)
Two residential burglaries recently occurred in Corona del Mar communities.
Harbor View Hills South (RD 48)
1400 Block of Key View (23-1307)
Occurred around approximately: 6:40 p.m. on February 21, 2023
While the victims were away, two suspects accessed the backyard of the property by hopping over a wall on the side of the home. The suspects shattered a glass door leading to the master bedroom. Inside, the suspects removed pillowcases from pillows on the bed and rummaged through drawers in the master bedroom, master bathroom and master closets. The suspects pried open a locked drawer as well.
A baby monitor inside the house was activated by noise and alerted the victims to activity inside the home. The victims contacted police and a neighbor. The neighbor observed the suspects flee the scene by climbing over the wall and entering the getaway vehicle. Police arrived shortly after, but were not able to locate the suspects in the area.
Loss: Unknown at this time.
Suspect Info: Two suspects wearing dark clothing, dark baseball caps and face coverings.
Suspect vehicle: Grey SUV with no license plates
Harbor View Hills (RD 47)
2800 Block of Harbor View Dr. (23-1333)
Occurred between approximately: 4:20 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on February 22, 2023
While the victims were out to dinner, unknown suspects accessed the backyard of the property possibly from the hillside behind the house. The suspects shattered a sliding glass door leading to the master bedroom. Inside, the suspects rummaged through drawers throughout the master bedroom. The suspects located a safe inside the home and pried it from the cabinet where it was stored before fleeing the scene.
Loss: Safe, U.S. currency, jewelry, personal documents
Suspect Info: None available.
**If you see suspicious activity within your neighborhood (especially at a home where you know your neighbors are on vacation, have gone out for the evening, or their home is for sale), please call the Newport Beach Police Department immediately at 949-644-3717**
Please review the Home Security Tips below. We also attached a Home Security Checklist to this notice, so you can print it out and conduct a security assessment on your home to see what security measures you can take to “harden the target”.
Home Security Tips
- Always lock your windows and doors when you go out, even if for only a few minutes. Second story windows & doors should be secured as if they were on the first story.
- Use timers on indoor lamps to give the appearance that you are home. If you’re going out for the evening, leave a television or a radio on in the home.
- If your home is equipped with an alarm, always activate it even if you’re only going out for a short walk.
- Consider adding a motion sensor in your master bedroom/bathroom, which will activate the alarm if someone comes in through a glass window or door without opening it.
- Always keep your front and rear porch lights on from dusk to dawn and use motion detector lighting along the sides of your home or areas with little foot traffic.
- Make sure your utility box is secured with a padlock.
- Adjust window coverings for optimal privacy while maintaining good visibility outside.
- Assess whether or not a window can be easily accessed from a tree, balcony, roof, wall, or with patio furniture and adjust your security plan accordingly. Ladders should be stored inside or locked to a stationary object.
- If your garage door has a remote shutoff button on the wall-mounted control, located in the garage, consider locking the door nightly. This will prevent your garage door from being opened remotely.
- If you have a safe, make sure that it is properly bolted to concrete so that it cannot be easily removed.
- Always close and lock your safe and never leave a key or combination out or in an easy to find location (i.e. office, nightstand, etc).
- If you return home and find your pedestrian door that leads into your home locked, and you are certain that you left it unlocked, DO NOT GO INSIDE! Call 9-1-1 ~ Burglars often lock this door to slow down a victim, allowing the burglar extra time to get out of the home before the resident enters.
- When you leave on vacation, remember to call the Police Department for a “Vacation Check” at 949-644-3681. Also, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your newspaper and mail while you are away.
- When you get a knock at your door:
- Never open the door unless you know the person.
- Acknowledge you’re home without opening the door.
- If you have a doorbell camera with two-way audio, this is a great time to use this feature (whether you are home or not).
- If you are not home, use your doorbell camera to speak to the subject and let them know you are not able to come to the door- do not tell them no one is home.
- If you have a doorbell camera with two-way audio, this is a great time to use this feature (whether you are home or not).
- If the individual acts suspiciously, call the police department and provide them with a description of the subject and his/her actions.
Address/Location
Newport Beach Police Department
870 Santa Barbara Dr
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1