Burglars, vandals browse westside

Two auto burglaries were successful and an attempted third was not, following a recent rash of vehicular tampering in northwest Sonoma.
Sonoma Police Sgt. Dave Thompson said Friday that the first report came early Wednesday, after a man walking his dog along Junipero Serra Drive at about 5:35 a.m. spotted two young men in dark hooded sweatshirts slink over to the driver’s-side door of a pickup truck parked on the street. The man heard scratching sounds, and as he continued walking toward the scene the two figures climbed into a light-colored, extended-cab pickup truck and drove away, turning west on Fano Lane.
After investigating, the man woke the truck’s owners to tell them their truck had been damaged. Thompson said another car nearby had been rifled but nothing was reported missing.
Later that afternoon, a resident of Merritt Court’s 700 block told police that the BMW and Dodge Neon parked in front of his house had each been relieved of their stereo systems sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. The man discovered the loss shortly after discovering the cars’ unlocked doors.
Anyone with any information about these cases is asked to call the Sonoma Police Department at 996-3602.