When Janielle Nelson signed a lease at an apartment complex near I-15 and West Silverado Ranch Boulevard in October, she thought she was settling into a quiet spot in the south valley. Instead, she says the place has felt anything but secure since early December.
Nelson says someone kicked in her front door, stole electronics from inside, and left her puppy visibly shaken. Not long after, she says, her car windows were smashed in the complex parking lot. Around the property, Nelson reports seeing holes in the perimeter fence and clothing and a knife left near the playground, problems she says have neighbors worried about letting their kids outside.
Nelson told reporters she filed police reports and notified property management after that early December break-in, adding that the stolen items included a television and a pet camera. As reported by FOX5, Nelson says those first crimes left her feeling exposed in her own home…