Between January 9 – 17th, there were 5 reported commercial burglaries in Portland.  Multiple incidents saw perpetrators enter through windows, where a fan or air condidtioning unit had been installed.  Cash has been stolen as well as copper.  Burglaries occurred on Forest Avenue, Hanover Street, Union Street, Warren Avenue and Washington Avenue according to a press release issued this morning by the Portland Police Department.

In some cases the wires to the burglar alarms were cut and the crime was discovered when employees arrived to work the following mornng.  Police are urging business owners to request a police response to any alarm notifications they might receive and to not ignore notifications of issues with their alarm sysems.  Please remember to secure or lock your windows and to be sure you tend to any security alarms that may occur.  If you do not have a security system installed, it is a good idea to do so.