State police are cautioning residents to store their valuables in locked places after a surge in overnight thefts during the past month in Mansfield, Ashford, Stafford, Thompson and Killingly involving all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and four-wheelers.
Break-ins have occurred in garages, sheds and barns and the burglars stole items from those locations, state police said. In some cases, the burglars forced their way into the units.
State police believe Honda dirt bikes, Honda four wheelers and Suzuki four-wheelers, most recently red and yellow models, are tied to the thefts.
State police ask anyone with information or who notices suspicious behavior to call Trooper Tyler Weerden at the Troop C barracks in Tolland at 860-896-3200.
The investigation is ongoing.
