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Burglars allegedly struck another Atherton home on Saturday, April 26, just four days after police publicly announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in two unsolved residential burglaries earlier this year in which tens of thousands of dollars worth of property was allegedly taken.
According to Atherton police, burglars removed a rear door window to break into a home on Isabella Avenue in West Atherton sometime between 5 and 9 p.m. The method and time of the break-in is similar to the two earlier unsolved burglaries, but it not known if this incident is related. Police said it is under investigation and no other information is available at this time.
In January, burglars allegedly broke into two homes on Stevick Drive about 2 miles away from Isabella Avenue in the West of Alameda neighborhood. According to police, these two burglaries both took place around 7 p.m. on Jan. 11, and burglars entered both homes by breaking glass doors in the rear of the residences. Approximately $20,000 in jewelry and gold and silver coins was allegedly stolen from one of the homes on Stevick, according to police.
POLICE SAFETY TIPS
The Atherton Police Department has issued the following safety tips: for residents
- Schedule a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design review of your home at 650-688-6500.
- Keep all doors and windows locked, even when you are home.
- When you are not home, make it appear that someone is home by keeping lights on, installing light timers, and leaving on the TV or a radio.
- Install exterior lighting.
- Do not keep valuables in your primary bedroom as this area is a common target of burglars.
- Keep valuables well-hidden and consider using a safe bolted to the floor and/or wall.
- Keep valuables out of your car and lock your car doors.
- Install an alarm system and security cameras (strongly consider having your alarm system monitored for free by our PD Dispatch Center by calling 650-688-6500).
On April 23, Atherton Police Chief Steve McCulley announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in the two January residential burglaries. The reward, in partnership with San Mateo County, is the first offered in a pilot program county Supervisor Ray Mueller championed in June 2024.
The program was launched in response to over 90 such crimes in five months in unincorporated parts of the county and Midpeninsula cities like Menlo Park, San Carlos and Atherton. Around the same time, Atherton launched a bait house program to catch and deter burglars.
The Isabella break-in is the fourth reported home burglary in Atherton so far this year, according to police records.
Police are asking residents who live in the area of Isabella Drive to check their surveillance video and report any possible leads to the Atherton Police Department at 650-688-6500.
