Milton Homeowners Report Burglaries with Jewelry, Drugs, Appliances Taken

A Hickory Flat Road woman was gone from her home for just 3½ hours on Feb. 3 only to return home to find glass on her garage door broken and her home unlocked. She was the victim of a burglary.

The thief took prescription drugs, a laptop computer, a digital camera and some jewelry from her home.

Milton police advised her to let them know if she discovered more items were stolen.

Uninvited Guests to Mother's Home Gone, and so is Jewelry

An Oakstone Glen woman was away on business when her daughter invited a friend over, but that friend asked some of his own friends over as well. Now more than $14,000 in jewelry is missing from the Milton home.

Three diamond rings were among the pieces of jewelry reported to Milton police as stolen on Jan. 29. The woman's daughter said she was trying to get her friend to return the jewelry.

Woman's Long Vacant Hopewell Road Home Burglarized

A woman checking out her vacant Hopewell Road home discovered major appliances and even the HVAC unit missing on Jan. 30.

Milton police noted in an incident report that the yard was not maintained and it appeared the home had been vacant for a long time. The woman confirmed this by telling them the items were stolen between Jan. 29, 2011 and Jan. 29, 2012.

A heating unit and hot water heater were missing from a utility closet near the garage, an air conditioning unit was taken from outside the home and a dishwasher and refrigerator were missing from the kitchen.

The victim did not have make, model or serial number information for the missing items.

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