Walnut Creek Police Investigating Series of Residential Burglaries

Walnut Creek Police are asking residents to take precautions to keep their homes safe after two residential burglaries and an attempted residential burglary.

According to police, last night, January 20, the Walnut Creek Police Department responded to two residential burglaries and an attempted residential burglary between the hours of 9:00 PM and 9:30 PM.

At approximately  9:09 PM, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Rock Oak Road for an audible burglary  alarm. When officers arrived, they found a rear sliding glass door smashed and the interior  rummaged through. The residence was not occupied at the time of the burglary. A witness  reported seeing a black Mercedes sedan parked near the residence with three subjects  associated to the vehicle in the area.

At approximately 9:30 PM, a resident, who was arriving home on Windchime Court, called  police to report a small black sedan in the middle of the street and three subjects in dark  clothing running away from a nearby home. The subjects got into the vehicle and fled the area  with their lights off. That resident checked their home and found the rear sliding glass door  smashed and an upstairs bedroom rummaged through.  In that burglary, firearms may have been stolen in one of the burglaries, but police are still investigating.

It appears the suspects are targeting homes that are very dark during evening hours when  residents may be out dining or shopping.

Keeping a car parked in the driveway, your home  well-lit at night, and your backyard gates locked are deterrents. Please do not keep valuables in  bedrooms, as they are usually targeted first in a burglary. Police are urging residents to take extra precautions and report suspicious activity to the police  immediately by calling 9-1-1.

If anybody has information related to these incidents, please contact Detective Sergeant Joe  Njoroge at 925-256-3573.