Police Warn of Daytime Burglaries in New Canaan

Police are investigating two daytime burglaries in New Canaan over a two-day span and they are asking residents to lock their houses and set alarms, if possible, even when leaving home for a brief time. 

Jewelry, electronics and other valuables were taken during a burglary on Tuesday at a house on North Wilton Road and another on Wednesday on Long Lots Road.

Both burglaries happened between noon and 3:00 p.m., according to police.

A blue Toyota minivan, with Florida registration plates, and no rear hubcaps, was seen in the area of the burglary on Tuesday, according to police. The people might have been posing as newspaper delivery people, according to police.

One person in the van was around 40 years old, with a muscular build.

Police ask residents to report all suspicious people or vehicles to the New Canaan Police Department at 203-594-3500.

If it is an emergency, call 911.

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