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Two Burglaries Strike 33rd Street

A forced and an unforced burglary occurred at two residences on the 1300 block of 33rd Street Tuesday morning, according to the Department of Public Safety.

In a Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community, DPS said that a Georgetown staff member reported the two burglaries at 7:56 p.m. Wednesday night. Both burglaries occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

In the first incident, the residence was entered through an unlocked door, and three laptops, an MP-3 player and jewelry were taken. In the second burglary a screen was cut, but nothing appeared to have been taken. No victims were harmed in either incident.

A witness saw a potential suspect leaving the second residence. The suspect is described as a black male in his thirties and over six feet tall who was wearing dark blue clothing and carrying a toolbox.

According to Associate Director of DPS Joseph Smith, DPS is dealing with the incidents in a number of ways.

“In addition to being the standard criminal investigation, we’re going to meet with the residents of the apartment block [to] and discuss crime prevention measure and have a dialogue with them and see what we can do to help them with their safety profile,” Smith said.

MPD is handling the ongoing investigation of the crimes.

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