Burglar entering home metres from resident remains unseen, South Mackay
In broad daylight, a burglar has entered a Norris Street home in South Mackay through an open front door. The resident at the time was standing only five metres away in the kitchen. The burglar was quiet and unfortunately remained unseen.
The burglary happened between 2pm and 3pm on August 13.
Stolen was a handbag containing hundreds of dollars in cash, bank cards, identification details and a leather wallet.
If anyone has information about this particular matter that they wish to share with police, you can call the Mackay Police Station on 07 4968 3444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 any time of the day. The police report number to refer to is QP1701410639.
Sneaky, cheeky, opportunistic – we have an entire catalogue of words we could use to describe this offence. Whether broad daylight or pitch black at night, many of our crooks will not look a gift horse in the mouth. Please be conscious of your home security at all times and don’t make the mistake of thinking something like this will not happen to you.
See something suspicious??? Be sure to report it.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Source: Mackay Crime Alert
