{"id":109554,"date":"2025-08-01T06:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/109554\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T06:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:27:11","slug":"maricopa-phoenix-families-dealing-with-home-break-ins-despite-security-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/109554\/","title":{"rendered":"Maricopa, Phoenix families dealing with home break-ins despite security cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>MARICOPA, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Home security cameras have become a popular way to help make sure your personal space remains safe from intruders. However, there have been case after case lately where home security cameras are on but burglars are breaking in anyway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">It happened to Pnina Brown from Maricopa. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of uneasy,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Last week, a man was caught on her security cameras inside her home around 1:30 a.m. while the family was asleep upstairs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Brown said her sons forgot to lock the garage door that night, so the man slipped in and got into their kitchen and living room. She said he stole money, shoes and AirPods. However, she\u2019s grateful he did not hurt her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cWe could\u2019ve been killed. We could\u2019ve been harmed and it makes me sick to my stomach to think about had he come upstairs,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">She said when her family woke up in the morning hours after the break-in, they noticed all their cameras inside the house were facing down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Brown has beefed up her security system and said she will be watching out for her family and her neighbors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Maricopa Police Department Sgt. Kevin Mellor said officers are patrolling the city after multiple homes were broken into. He is also asking the public to practice what\u2019s called the \u201c9 p.m. routine.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s Saturday and all you wanna do is&#8230;sleep?!  No problem. It&#8217;s always <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9PMRoutine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#9PMRoutine<\/a> time somewhere in the world.  Check your doors &amp; windows. Make sure your vehicle is locked and your garage door is closed. Make sure nothing is sitting on your porch, and then turn in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tIc6xdNACa\">pic.twitter.com\/tIc6xdNACa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maricopa Police Dept. (@MPDPIO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPDPIO\/status\/1041174593501884417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Sgt. Mellor said before bedtime, families should make sure all doors and windows are locked and remove any valuables from their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cWe see a lot of burglaries in our city where it\u2019s a crime of opportunity,\u201d said Sgt. Mellor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Over in Chandler, another mother is also planning to upgrade her security system after thieves hit her house despite having a doorbell camera and motion-sensing lights outside her front door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Carissa Thomasson said her truck was parked outside her driveway when someone broke the driver\u2019s window after midnight. They used the garage door remote that was inside the truck to open the garage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">She said three mountain bikes were stolen, which are worth thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Carissa Thomasson said three mountain bikes were stolen.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CFHTZDRALJCTZK2OJDJ2WCQMV4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Carissa Thomasson said three mountain bikes were stolen.(Carissa Thomasson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomasson said she heard the noise, but when she ran out, the burglars had taken off. \u201cIt feels really violating to have someone go through the effort to break into your property,\u201d said Thomasson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">She said a neighbor\u2019s security camera captured a white pickup truck driving around the neighborhood. Thomasson believes the thieves spotted her truck\u2019s tailgate pad and knew they owned bikes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomasson believes the truck is the same one connected to another burglary in Ahwatukee. The homeowner in Ahwatukee posted his security video on a Facebook group page that showed two people sliding under his garage door but quickly leaving.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A thief broke into a Maricopa home, left, and two others tried to get into an Ahwatukee home,...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B6YAONV3V5EUTKDHYP2MSZQI3I.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A thief broke into a Maricopa home, left, and two others tried to get into an Ahwatukee home, right.(Viewer photo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">He said they stole his garage door remote as well to get in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">A different security video also shared on the same Facebook group page showed thieves breaking into a work van parked out on a home\u2019s driveway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">All of those cases were caught on camera, but it did not keep the thieves away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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