Lock up, keep the burglars out (maybe)

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Warm weather is here, so head to the park and enjoy it. Just make sure to lock your doors and windows before you go.

Spring’s in full bloom, but there’s a drawback to this time of year — especially for city dwellers. The number of burglaries tends to rise.

“Warm weather sparks an increase in [burglary] activity,” said police Chief Tom Sansone.

For Marianne Pia of Adams Street, that assertion hits home. Her house was burglarized April 10 while she was at a bingo game. She’d left her home at 6 p.m. and returned at 10 p.m. to find her back door halfway open.

“I said, ‘Whoa, something’s wrong,’” she recalled.

Read more in Sunday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com