This note has been making the newsgroup rounds from from Carolyn Seitz, chair of the Altadena Sheriff’s
Community Advisory Committee:

People in the Northeast part of Altadena/Pasadena, Sierra Madre Villa
area, are reporting theft of valuables from vehicles in their garages –
and the garage door was open.  Not sure if these incidents are happening
during the daytime or night, only that they report having left the garage
door open and returned to discover that keys, wallets, cell phones or
other valuables were missing.

In the same neighborhood, they’ve also observed young men with backpacks
going through trash cans and recognized that these young men were likely
not collecting recyclables.

This same neighborhood has also experienced theft from mailboxes and
failed to report these incidents to the Altadena Sheriff’s Station or to
Pasadena Police Department.

Here’s your reminder to shred mail or other documents before you deposit
them in your trash, even junk mail that has your name on it, credit card
solicitations or anything else that might in some way be used to steal
your identity.

An even more important reminder – call the Sheriff’s Station – 626 798
1131 when you spot what appears to be suspicious activity in your
neighborhood, and please report any incidents that occur – including
theft from mailboxes, theft from your automobile or any other criminal
activity.