Police Reports Add Details About Car-Burglary Spree on Geneva's West Side

The Geneva Police Department last week reported several car burglaries on the West Side of town in the Fisher Farms and Westhaven neighborhoods.

The police reports indicate as many as 12 vehicle entries in that area, with most of the vehicles parked in driveways, unlocked and unattended. Based on the reports in the Geneva blotter collected Monday, Aug. 12, the burglaries likely happened between 10 p.m. Aug. 7 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 8.

Here's a rundown of the reports filed so far: 

Someone took a gray iPod, an iPod holder and a bottle of Lacoste cologne from a vehicle parked in the 3300 block of Hillcrest Road sometime between 10 p.m Aug. 7 and 10 a.m. Aug. 8, reports said. The value of the stolen articles was estimated at $185. This is the 12th “report of this nature.

Someone illegally entered a Buick Enclave in the 100 block of Westhaven Circle and rummaged through the glove compartment and center console sometime between 9:15 p.m. Aug. 7 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 8, reports said. The owner was unsure if anything was taken.

Someone broke into a Ford Escape sports utility vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 200 block of Westhaven Drive sometime between 10 p.m. Aug. 7 and 7:30 a.m. Aug. 8, reports said.  A package of gum and a Johns Manville fleet gas card were taken. The car was company owned, and the value of the items stolen was estimated at $10.

Someone entered a Hyundai Tucson parked in the driveway of a home in the 200 block of Daniels Way sometime between 9 p.m. Aug. 7 and 7:45 a.m. Aug. 8, reports said. A handful of pennies was taken, with an estimated value of $2.

Someone took a small woman’s wallet containing several credit cards from a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home in the 3300 block of Husking Peg Lane. According to reports someone entered two vehicles in the driveway, a Honda Pilot and a Honda Odyssey, sometime between 9 p.m. Aug. 7 and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 8.

Someone unlawfully entered a Jeep Wrangler parked in the driveway of a home in the 3300 block of Husking Peg Lane sometime between 9 p.m. Aug. 7 and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 8 reports said. Nothing was taken, as far as the owner could tell at the time of the report.

"The Geneva Police Department would like to remind all residents to lock your car doors at night and to remove or conceal any valuables left in your vehicles," Cmdr. Eric Passarelli said via e-blast Thursday. "If you should observe any suspicious activity in your neighborhood please do not hesitate to call 911 so that the Police Department can investigate the situation."