Cops Bag Five Suspects In Theft Of Appliances From Home In Foreclosure

In Lathrop, California, KXTV Channel 10 reports:

• Five people were in the San Joaquin County jail this week charged with stealing appliances from a home in foreclosure. They were arrested Tuesday in Lathrop, after someone reported what appeared to be suspicious activity at the house on Ore Claim Trail.

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• The thefts are marking a disturbing trend for neighbors -- it's not the first crime to happen to a foreclosed home on Ore Claim Trail. Last November, a suspicious fire happened at another vacant home across the street. Then, a body was discovered in the home during that investigation. No one has been charged in that incident.

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• This street has several empty homes and it's disturbing to those living nearby. "It's kind of lonely and quiet on the street. It's scary being by myself all day with a newborn," said Tiffany Henriksen. She and her husband moved to Lathrop from North Carolina about a year ago and miss having a normal neighborhood experience. [...] The Henriksens are staying in Lathrop after just landscaping their backyard. Tiffany said the couple looks forward to the day when neighbors once again outnumber empty homes.

For more, see Burglars Hit Foreclosed Lathrop Home.