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April 2, 2010 in City
Police credit alert neighbor in burglary arrests
Spokane Police this morning are crediting an alert neighbor in the Five Mile Prairie area for helping them catch two juveniles in connection with three home burglaries overnight.
Officers went to the 8700 block of North Cherry Lane after a burglary alarm was received from one of the homes.
A neighbor at the same time reported seeing two suspicious males running from the scene, according to Sgt. Kevin King.
Officer Michelle Madsen spotted two people running and worked with other officers to set up a perimeter so they couldn’t get away.
K-9 Officer Dan Lesser and his dog, Ray, found the boys hiding under a deck in a nearby back yard. After the two were arrested, police learned they had been reported as runaways.
The two were booked into Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center on one count of residential burglary involving the home with the alarm and two counts of second-degree burglary in connection with break-ins at two vacant new homes.
Couple acquitted of caging 2 boys 
misjustice on April 02 at 8:22 a.m.
Good lookin’ out neighbors! And again, great job officers!
Sic ‘em RAY!
west on April 02 at 8:33 a.m.
Ya great job….sad spokane justice system lets them go..they are free on the streets by monday again….can’t do anything to them…. they are juveniles….how about 500 hrs community trash pickup? Ohh, says spokane county judges, prosecutors, defense attorney’s, ” that will lower their self esteem”. We have to talk to them to make them feel good, warm and fuzzy.” All this turning Spokane into ..you know…SpoComton!
Albert on April 02 at 8:47 a.m.
Interesting point: 2 houses without a security system - 1 house with and the crooks are caught. We recently upgraded with the Solid Rock Security into an advanced system that includes a very bright blue strobe system. This is very visible and will alert the responding authorities very quickly upon arrival - however it will also deter the crooks from their arts of thievery before they begin. The key is to deter a crook by these outward displays of “you break the glass, or pry the door this strobe goes off”. Great idea and keeps the crooks moving on. Just a quick thought. Have a great day
BigE on April 02 at 10:19 a.m.
Very important to look after your neighbor, providing that you are civil to each other.
Life in Cheney, big dog, alarm system, 6 guns and Mrs. Kravitz living across the street, very safe.
ADTJeff on April 02 at 10:59 a.m.
Security systems are the best deterrent there is. Let’s keep the criminals out of our homes and in jail where they belong.
monkeyman on April 02 at 11:21 a.m.
Talking of deterrent - anyone know whether a sign saying “XYZ Security” is effective at all ; )
If I was a burglar, wouldn’t I be less inclined to pick the house with such a sign - whether or not there was a security system in place?
If so, where can I get a nice flashy sign for a few bucks ; )
SolidRockSecurity on April 02 at 11:40 a.m.
A sign in your yard with no alarm system can provide a false sense of security for you and your family. It’s only with 24/7 fire, medical and burglar alarm monitoring that you have full confidence of getting immediate assistance. According to this story the burglars broke into a home with a security system, and that’s how they were caught. We can only imagine how many homes would have been burglarized if the people in the home didn’t have a system!
mikewsu on April 02 at 12:06 p.m.
Home security stickers can be bought all over the internet:
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monkeyman on April 02 at 12:12 p.m.
SolidRockSecurity - good plug. Agree on the benefits for fire and medical.
SRS: “We can only imagine how many homes would have been burglarized if the people in the home didn’t have a system!”
…I guess we will never know that, right? ; )
Still looking for some information/discussion on “deterrent” - which by definition means that a potential thief would walk away without trying to test the system.
Seriously, one data would be interesting to know - in a theft prone area; how do the odds of a given home becoming a target vary - as a function of whether the security system is present or not. I suppose this would be a good advertising if such data existed AND supported benefit of having a system installed.
Further, is my home more prone to theft when my neighbors have the security/alarm system installed (and I don’t). May be I should sue my neighbors for increasing my odds to harm…
misjustice on April 02 at 4:15 p.m.
Give me alert and caring neighbors over another form of deterrent anyday! That’s what was done prior to home security systems (no offense intended to SRS)…
nicktheburglar on May 03 at 8:51 p.m.
well i was the burglar and i was really drunk and alarms arent good for nothing i know how to disarm them in a matter of seconds but i was too intoxicated to do it.