Sacramento apartment complex hit again by mass car break-ins
SACRAMENTO – Police are investigating after more than 20 cars were broken into at a Sacramento apartment complex overnight Monday.
The break-ins happened at a complex on American River Drive and Howe Avenue, near the Sacramento State campus.
People living there woke up to find their windows smashed. Sacramento police say there may be more victims not yet identified.
"This is the first time for me but not the first time for this complex," Karen Leygh said of the break-ins.
Leygh joined a group of residents outside the American River Commons apartment complex.
"Since I have been here, this is the third time this has happened," Leygh said.
The last time it happened there was two days after Christmas. Sacramento police investigated more than 60 car break-ins over one night.
"A window is like $400, $500 and I am a college student," Rosio Gonzalez told CBS13 in December after that incident.
People who live there say the complex has assured them that security measures are in place including a security company monitoring the complex.
"They told us this morning that the person who was on last night put in the report that there was nothing to report last night at 5:30 in the morning. They hadn't even seen this. So somebody is being negligent here," Leygh said.
Police are canvassing the area to find security camera video.
Renters are raising questions and awareness, hoping it raises red flags with management that more needs to be done.
No arrests have been made.
