Thief steals wallets as residents sleep

May 24, 2012 http://postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1497671

Authorities are looking for a person who entered a home while its occupants were sleeping and stole two wallets. According to the police report, the theft occurred in the 600 block of 12th Avenue Northwest sometime between 11 p.m. May 16 and 8:30 a.m. May 17, as two residents slept.

Home invasion was second this month for 30-year-old

October 29, 2011

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On Thursday night, three masked black men, two of them armed with knives, forced their way into an Austin apartment in the 800 block of Fourth Street Northwest and reportedly stole three laptop computers.

The 30-year-old man who lives in the apartment told police there was a knock on the door and three black men forced their way inside. According to Krueger, the men told the victim and two others in the apartment, “Don’t move. Give us everything you’ve got.”

Man shot in Austin home invasion

Mar 29, 2011 http://postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1449396

A 28-year-old man was shot during what Austin police are calling a home invasion Monday night.

According to Police Chief Brian Krueger, officers responded at 7:13 p.m. to 200 First St. S.E. for a report of an assault and shooting.

Man charged with home-occupied burglary

10/3/2009

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The two were seen going into an alley by the home, climbing a fence and walking to a side garage door.

While speaking about the report to the 41-year-old man who owns the home, an officer and the man became aware of the 15-year-old boy hiding in a nearby closet, the complaint says.

Man charged in two burglaries in Austin

6/3/2009

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A 23-year-old Austin man appeared in court Tuesday for allegedly burglarizing two southwestern Austin homes in the past month while the residents were there.

Hot burglaries come with a feeling of violation entirely different from a regular burglary.

On Monday, police Lt. John Mueller said there were no signs of forced entry in the burglaries.

Lock your doors, please. Especially when you aren't awake to protect yourselves.

Teen girl assaulted at home

February 24, 2009

http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2009/feb/24/teen-girl-assaulted-home/

A teenage girl was the victim of a home invasion and assault at around 5:54 p.m. Monday evening at her south Main Street home.

The details:

The female, 17, was home alone at waiting for a dad when according to police reports, she heard the door open and close.

She called out asking if she could go to the YMCA, thinking it was her dad, but when she got no answer she got up and went to the kitchen to see a man wearing a ski mask and holding a knife.

The girl screamed at which time the intruder reportedly charged her and knocked her to the ground. During the ensuing the struggle, the girl’s shirt was ripped and the knife cut her right cheek.

The man also allegedly choked her and punched her in the face.

Parents, teach your children to lock the doors. It is the easiest line of defense.

The girl eventually escaped the man and ran for a side door of the home. Once outside, the girl told police that she observed a Hispanic male, approximately 30 years of age, 5-8 with shaved head and wearing a gray hooded shirt and black pants standing near the back door. The girl ran to the Moose Lodge where she called for help. Both men were gone when police arrived.

According to police the incident seems random, and the investigation is on-going.

Two thugs picked a house at random and assaulted the teenager home alone. I'm glad she escaped.