Police: Home Invasion Robbery Likely Connected to Numerous Other Break-Ins

By Bay City News Service:

Police are investigating a home invasion robbery Sunday night in South San Francisco and are treating it as the latest episode in a spate of similar break-ins in the area.

Two men confronted a 79-year-old woman at 9:15 p.m. Sunday in her home in the 100 block of Lomitas Avenue, according to South San Francisco police.

The victim was ordered to remain inside her bedroom by the suspects, who demanded money and then ransacked the home, according to police.

After stealing items, the suspects fled and remain at large, police said.

Police believe the case is potentially linked to another similar incident around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in a home nearby on Camaritas Avenue. In that incident, a 47-year-old woman interrupted four men who were burglarizing her home. The men then robbed the woman and fled, police said.

Police said numerous residential burglaries have occurred in the past month in close proximity to the incidents. The burglaries have generally occurred during afternoon and evening hours, according to police.

The affected area is referred to as the Buri Buri neighborhood - bounded on the north by Hickey Boulevard, on the west by Junipero Serra Boulevard, on the east by El Camino Real, and on the south by Westborough Boulevard. Surrounding neighborhoods have also seen similar incidents in the same timeframe, police said.

To discuss the trend, police are organizing a neighborhood group meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in South San Francisco’s Municipal Services Building at 33 Arroyo Drive. Anyone is invited to attend.

Police will also continue to investigate the cases and are asking anyone with relevant information to call the department at (650) 877-8900.

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