A few of Smithfield residents have been hit with small item burglaries and suspicious trespasses. Single personal property items from six different homes or vehicles have been taken since the first of July. They include an iPad, a purse, a fire department handheld radio, gasoline, and serving china. Home stereos and lights have been purposefully left on inside the homes by the burglar(s)/intruders.

Some homes have been entered where lights and stereos have been turned on but no property taken. The victim homes and vehicles are broadly dispersed throughout the city and appear to be random. One commonality among victim homes and vehicles appears to be that the doors have been unlocked.

Please advise neighbors and friends to report to SCPD anyone suspiciously hanging around in their neighborhoods. Also, recommend to everyone to lock the doors to their houses and cars; and do not leave valuables in automobiles that are parked outside a secured garage.

Our night officers will be working an assortment of patrol activities in hopes of discovering the suspect(s). Community members are always the best eyes and ears of the police.

Johnny W. McCoy, Chief of Police
Smithfield City Police Department