Mequon police are warning residents about an organized crime group responsible for a string of home burglaries targeting properties with wooded backyards, particularly on weekends.
The suspects are a part of a larger criminal organization that has been connected to arrests in southern Florida, according to Captain John Hoell of the Mequon Police Department.
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“This is not a group of people who are down on their luck and decided to break into a house. This is a bigger organization, so this group needs to be stopped,” Hoell said.
The burglars have been using power tools, including reciprocating saws, to cut safes during their break-ins. Police have released home surveillance footage showing suspects sneaking into backyards through wooded areas…