According to Bouchard, Oakland County has seen between eight and 11 related cases over a year. “Oftentimes, they make their entry via an upstairs balcony or windows, or, oftentimes, in the back. If they are going to do windows, they do windows in the back,” Bouchard said. Bouchard encouraged residents to invest in their home security and make sure security measures are on and tested. He suggests good quality cameras and layered systems throughout the house. He also urges residents to secure all of their valuables in a heavy-duty safe that is anchored. If anyone sees something suspicious happening in their neighborhood, they are encouraged to reach out to law enforcement. “We’d all like to check out suspicious activity 100 times in case one of those could be something that is valuable and actually something in progress,” Bouchard said. “So don’t feel like you are troubling us. That’s what we do.”

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