Below is a note from a Boulder Creek Insider reader……

Hi Folks,

Just a quick word and warning about a growing problem we are facing in Boulder Creek. Unfortunately we are facing a burglary wave that is surprisingly bigger than most people are aware of. My girlfriend and I were victims as of Sun the 9th.

For those of you who have had this happen I don’t have to explain the feeling of personal violation of home and possessions. For those of you who have not experienced this, I hope you never do.

In the process of trying to get information regarding other Burglaries in the area to see if maybe they were related I took a look at the Santa Cruz Sheriffs crime map. (See below). I was quite surprised at how many of these crimes are located in our area. I put in a search with a time frame of one year from 9/15/11 to 9/18/12. I also selected only burglaries and narcotic arrests. Shocker!! There seems to be a pattern.

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