San Rafael Police Investigating Similar Home Burglaries

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Police are investigating two similar residential burglaries that occurred in the same San Rafael neighborhood this month.

The San Rafael Police Department responded around 7 a.m. Monday to a burglary in progress at a home on Egret View after the resident heard breaking glass and someone entering her house, Lt. Alan Piombo said.

The resident hid in an upstairs bedroom when she heard someone coming upstairs. The suspect broke the rear sliding glass door, Piombo said, and tried to remove a safe before fleeing.

The suspect was described as being 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall with a stocky build and was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and a pink cap or beanie under the hood of the sweatshirt, according to Piombo.

More than a week prior, on Jan. 18, 2017, a burglar smashed the rear sliding glass door of another residence on Egret View between 9:45 a.m. and 8:50 p.m., Piombo said. The suspect ransacked several rooms and took a gold tanzanite and opal ring worth $5,000.

Piombo said police believe the victim might have arrived home and interrupted the burglar. Several other items were moved but only the ring was missing.

Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to call San Rafael police at 415-485-3000. Tips can also be made online by using the department's Silent Witness tip form available at www.srpd.org/tips.

Bay City News contributed to this report. Image via Shutterstock