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The Victim: Albert Chia

The Crime: Burglary

Date: Thursday, Aug. 14

Time: Between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Albert Chia and his family made some last-minute plans and left their house for just a couple of hours that Thursday afternoon.

“We were not planning to go out,” he says.

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Location: 5900 block of Ellsworth

After what they came home to, the Chias wished they’d stayed home. The back door was kicked in, and their dogs were a bit scared and running back into their cages. A burglar had damaged two rear windows before breaking through the door.

Inside, the burglar had rifled through drawers in the bedrooms, stealing jewelry and any cash found.

“They left the electronics,” Chia says. “He or she knew exactly what to take.” Stolen property and damages totaled more than $4,000.

Dallas Police Officer Josh Cooper of the Northeast Patrol Division says most home burglars are amateurs looking for easy targets — homes with the least risk of detection, and the easiest entrance and escape. He says burglars look for homes that appear unoccupied and unprotected without adequate locks and lighting.

The best thing one can do to prevent being a target is to make a home appear that someone is around and to make it difficult to get inside.

Sean Cha n is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com. |

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5900 the block of Kenwood where the first incident happened. The second incident happened on the 5900 block of Revere. The third incident happened on the 6100 block of Ellsworth.

911 the number you should call if you have any information about these incidents, or if you notice any suspicious activity in your area.

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department

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