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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hillsborough police request the public's help to investigate car break-ins


Contact: Detective Chip White, Criminal Investigations Division of the Hillsborough Police Department, 732-9381 Ext. 37

The Hillsborough Police Department is investigating 10 motor vehicle break-ins at apartment complexes in Southern Hillsborough.

The incidents occurred between March 19 and April 21 at Ashford Lakes Apartment Homes on Churton Street and Coachwood Apartments on Cheshire Drive. The property theft exceeds $4,000, with damages of more than $8,000. The incidents also have resulted in credit card fraud in Hillsborough, Durham and Raleigh.

The Police Department has obtained surveillance footage of two suspects and their vehicle and is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects. Snapshots of the footage may be viewed on the Town of Hillsborough’s Web site, www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us, and on its government access channel, available on Time Warner Cable Channel 18.

One suspect is a white man about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 155 to 180 pounds. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck. The second suspect is a white woman about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 to 160 pounds. She has light/medium color hair. The suspects’ vehicle is a gold minivan, possibly a Plymouth or Chrysler.

If you have any information, please contact Detective Chip White by phone at 732-9381 Ext. 37 or by e-mail at police.reports@hpdnc.org. For an immediate police response, call 911.

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