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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Residents in one section of the city are spreading the word among themselves about burglaries, some during daylight, at homes and vehicles in their neighborhood.</p><p>The <a href="South Wilkes-Barre Residents&#8217; Association" target="_blank">South Wilkes-Barre Residents&#8217; Association</a> posted notices recently on its Facebook page about the break-ins and urged citizens to take precautions.</p><p>&#8220;The whole idea is to make the public aware,&#8221; said George Brown, president of the neighborhood group.</p><p>A Lawrence Street house was recently burglarized at approximately 1 p.m. while the resident was home, he noted.</p><p>Brown said he found out about the break-ins and posted information on the association&#8217;s page Sept. 15. After that, other people contacted him to report more burglaries.</p><p>&#8221;Most recently, a home was burglarized on Crescent Avenue at 4 o&#8217;clock in the afternoon and yesterday a home on Lawrence Street was burglarized. Please be cautious and make every effort to secure your home and property. Please keep an eye out for your neighbors homes and report any suspicious behavior,&#8221; he said in the Sept. 15 post.</p><p>Then on Sunday, a followup post reported valuables were taken from a locked truck parked on Miner Street. &#8220;Please be careful out there, and let&#8217;s work together to promote a safer place to live,&#8221; the Sunday post stated.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre police reported a burglary at approximately 4:15 p.m. Monday at a residence on Plymouth Avenue. The resident, a 38-year-old man, told police property and valuables worth an estimated $300 were taken.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Burglars targeting homes and vehicles in South Wilkes-Barre