MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Residents of a newly developed community in southern Miami-Dade are frustrated after a rash of burglaries.

They told CBS4 that nine out of 15 occupied homes in the development of Bonita Grand, in the 21000 block of SW 132 Court, have been broken into and items taken. Some of the homes have been burglarized twice.

"They just broke in the first time and they took $2,100 I had in the closet. That was money I had left over from moving. I took it and put it in the closet. I was going to put it in the bank but before I could get it in the bank it was gone, so that's the first break-in," said Joycie Lindsey. "So then the second break-in, this is it."

Lindsey only moved into the neighborhood about ten days ago. She said when she started talking with her neighbors, she learned of the disturbing burglaries.

"They've been robbed too," said Lindsey. "They've been getting some good loot and keep coming back."

Tito Perez, who lives next door to Lindsey, had a similar story.

"Somebody broke the glass in the rear door," said Perez. "They took everything. They took the jewelry, they took my suits, they took $6,000 in cash I had in my jacket."

The Kara family, who moved in a short time ago, said "a month and a half ago, like six weeks, and we got cleaned out."

Lindsey said she's trying to get the word out to her neighbors and has taken a new precaution.

"I'm afraid but I've got a gun and I will use it. I have had lessons, I have gone to the shooting range and I will shoot them if they come back," said Lindsey. "If I'm here and if I can see them or if I can catch them running out and I can assure you I'll hit them."

The residents say the developer has a security guard who patrols the area where homes are under construction but not the area where residents are living. They add that most of the burglaries occur when they are not at home, but one did happen when the homeowners were inside.

Bonita Grand residents would like to see an increase in police patrols in their community after 7 p.m. because that's when most of the burglaries happen.