Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Proposition 47 a culprit in increase of burglaries?

“It’s not just Encinitas. It's also Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carlsbad..."

Another burglary on Nolbey Street in Cardiff
Another burglary on Nolbey Street in Cardiff

On the morning of May 20, a home on Nolbey Street in Cardiff by the Sea was the second home burglarized on the same street in the past two weeks. Combined with an increase of reports of car break-ins, burglaries are on the rise in Encinitas.

The incident happened between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. When the home’s occupant returned, he found the front door wide open and could see a rear window screen torn off.

Five sheriff’s units responded quickly. The house was searched with guns drawn. Deputies found a floor safe had been ripped out and cabinets opened. “They obviously brought tools,” said one of the deputies. “We think we’ll get some good DNA on the open cabinet doors, ” she added.

“They knew what they were looking for,” said another Nolbey Street resident who returned home a few weeks ago to find it cleaned out. “They scoped us out,” said the homeowner. “One of us is home every day except one day each week, when we both have to work. They broke in that day. They knew we’d be gone,” he said.

Sponsored
Sponsored

The first question Capt. John Maryon of the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department asks is, “Who has been in your house?” he said. Contractors, or more likely the people they hire, might be the culprits.

Also, neighborhoods have been inundated with unsolicited estimators coming by for roofing, solar, or painting. “Why would these guys knock on your door at 2:00 in the afternoon on a weekday?” questioned another neighbor.

Nolbey Street neighbors say they have noticed unknown people sitting in cars or walking around with clipboards. “When you look right at them, they tend to disappear,” another neighbor said.

A resident from around the corner on Freda Lane stopped by to offer her condolences to the emotional homeowners. She said they were robbed in October, but the sheriff’s department caught the culprits in Mira Mesa with a garage full of stuff.

“It’s not just Encinitas,” said Maryon. “It's also Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carlsbad is getting hammered. It’s really countywide.”

As discussed this week on KFI AM640’s John & Ken talk show, statewide, law-enforcement officials say the increase in burglaries is a result of Proposition 47, which removed thefts under $1000 as felonies. Recent reports say major retail chains are feeling the increased shoplifting pinch as crooks know exactly how much merchandise to swipe, keeping it under $1000. If caught, they are usually issued a citation and charged with a misdemeanor.

“We get guys walking out of Home Depot with a drill, expecting just a citation. We still arrest them and put them in jail,” said Maryon. “But many agencies do not,” he added.

“The increase [in burglaries] could be other factors,” said Maryon. “Most everyone we catch is on heroin or meth. It could also be a gang we don’t know about that just got out of jail,” he said.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

How to Get Legal Assistance When Your Car Accident Insurance Claim is Denied?

Another burglary on Nolbey Street in Cardiff
Another burglary on Nolbey Street in Cardiff

On the morning of May 20, a home on Nolbey Street in Cardiff by the Sea was the second home burglarized on the same street in the past two weeks. Combined with an increase of reports of car break-ins, burglaries are on the rise in Encinitas.

The incident happened between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. When the home’s occupant returned, he found the front door wide open and could see a rear window screen torn off.

Five sheriff’s units responded quickly. The house was searched with guns drawn. Deputies found a floor safe had been ripped out and cabinets opened. “They obviously brought tools,” said one of the deputies. “We think we’ll get some good DNA on the open cabinet doors, ” she added.

“They knew what they were looking for,” said another Nolbey Street resident who returned home a few weeks ago to find it cleaned out. “They scoped us out,” said the homeowner. “One of us is home every day except one day each week, when we both have to work. They broke in that day. They knew we’d be gone,” he said.

Sponsored
Sponsored

The first question Capt. John Maryon of the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department asks is, “Who has been in your house?” he said. Contractors, or more likely the people they hire, might be the culprits.

Also, neighborhoods have been inundated with unsolicited estimators coming by for roofing, solar, or painting. “Why would these guys knock on your door at 2:00 in the afternoon on a weekday?” questioned another neighbor.

Nolbey Street neighbors say they have noticed unknown people sitting in cars or walking around with clipboards. “When you look right at them, they tend to disappear,” another neighbor said.

A resident from around the corner on Freda Lane stopped by to offer her condolences to the emotional homeowners. She said they were robbed in October, but the sheriff’s department caught the culprits in Mira Mesa with a garage full of stuff.

“It’s not just Encinitas,” said Maryon. “It's also Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carlsbad is getting hammered. It’s really countywide.”

As discussed this week on KFI AM640’s John & Ken talk show, statewide, law-enforcement officials say the increase in burglaries is a result of Proposition 47, which removed thefts under $1000 as felonies. Recent reports say major retail chains are feeling the increased shoplifting pinch as crooks know exactly how much merchandise to swipe, keeping it under $1000. If caught, they are usually issued a citation and charged with a misdemeanor.

“We get guys walking out of Home Depot with a drill, expecting just a citation. We still arrest them and put them in jail,” said Maryon. “But many agencies do not,” he added.

“The increase [in burglaries] could be other factors,” said Maryon. “Most everyone we catch is on heroin or meth. It could also be a gang we don’t know about that just got out of jail,” he said.

Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

20 Best Online Casinos USA For Real Money (2024 List)

USA Online Casinos: Top 20 Online Casino Sites of 2024
Next Article

Centennial Salute to San Diego’s Military, East Village Block Party, Birding Basics Class

Events March 29-March 30, 2024
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.