Jamul Burglaries and Worse

Please read below regarding recent burglaries and worse occuring in our community. this summury was forwarded to me. Please share with anyone you know who lives in Jamul. Thank you, be safe!

I have inserted below the summary of events that I gave to the Sheriff’s office today (including a copy to Detective Kerr). Please feel free to pass this on to everyone you can think of who might be affected. I know you will tell them that they should NOT approach the guys in the Silverado given the Sheriff’s concern expressed to me yesterday that they may just be innocent folks (apparently there is not enough fresh country air in Valley Center). Anyone who has been involved in the burglaries could be armed with stolen weapons.

If you see them or if you observe ANY suspicious activity you should call sheriff’s dispatch immediately at 858-565-5200 – the quicker the better. Make sure you reference the series of burglaries in Jamul that are being investigated by Detective Kerr. Realize that if you call 911 on a cell phone the call goes to CHP and it can be a while before you finally get to the Sheriff.

For matters that are not time sensitive, you can call the Lemon Grove substation and talk to Detective Kerr or anyone else that will take a report. That number is 619-337-2000. Deputies Ken Edwards and Lorenzo Ortiz are both familiar with many of the details, and have been extremely helpful – unfortunately they are often out in the field.

I have contacted Dianne Jacobs’ office to see if they can help us get the word out and maybe be more proactive about this. I have provided her with the same written information that I gave the Sheriff. Will let you know what I hear. I have also contacted Tammi at the Jamul Shopper so that she can publish a story to alert people.

Hope we can get everyone to be much more vigilant and put an end to this!

Kris Nesthus

INFORMATION REGARDING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND BURGLARIES IN JAMUL
AS OF MARCH 18, 2009

Prior to March 10

A man was knocking on doors in the neighbor hood asking for work. He gave one of them a flyer that supposedly had his name (James Merson) and contact information. This man spoke with [a resident of Jamul Highlands] for some time and claimed to have worked for a local contractor. When the resident checked with that contractor they were told noone of that name had ever worked there. Both the resident and I called the phone number on the flyer, 619-342-8964, and it is not in service.

The home at 14782 Olive Vista was robbed twice in the week before March 10. Eleven guns, jewelry, tools, etc. were stolen.

There has also been strange activity at the end of Jamul Highlands – men fiddling with the lock on the gate up there, unknown vehicles hanging out, and groups of illegals coming through.

Tuesday, March 10

Our home at 2875 Jamul Highlands was burglarized sometime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. I have been told there were a total of four burglaries that day, but the only address I have for another home is 3028 Jamul Highlands. The woman at that home told me she was only gone from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and the house was broken into during that time.

Thursday, March 11

A Hispanic male in camouflage clothing and a lime green hat with several large bags obviously full of items was observed hanging around near 3025 Jamul Highlands. I called it in. The deputy responded quickly but the man was gone. I believe the deputy spoke to the woman there.

In the afternoon an attempted burglary occurred at 3191 Jamul Highlands Road .

Friday, March 12

Late in the afternoon two Hispanic males (probably in their 20's) with shaved heads in a white Silverado truck, lowered and with rims, went aft er a young teenage boy who lives on our street, chasing him on his expensive “50" dirt bike (so close they almost ran him down) from the dead end of Jamul Highlands all the way down the road and then chasing him on foot when he went off onto the dirt road near 3025 Jamul Highlands. A young man at a nearby house intervened and asked the men what they were doing, but apparently they did not respond and instead got back into the truck and took off. The young man followed them up Lyons Valley Road and was able to get their license plate number, which is CA 7W49564, and went home. This same truck was seen on Jamul Highlands shortly after but left when they saw they were being observed by the same young man.

I have been told that the Sheriff’s Department checked the plate and the vehicle belongs to someone in Valley Center . I checked with the neighbors at the end of the road and they do not know anyone or have anyone visit their home of this description. There seems to be no reason why these individuals would be in the area (especially several times) or why they would chase a boy, other than possibly to stea l his dirt bike. Someone at the dead end of Jamul Highlands can watch the comings and goings of our neighborhood from that vantage point.

Monday, March 16

I have been told that as of this date, there was a third attempt to break into a home at 14782 Olive Vista.

I have been told that there were reports of a suspicious vehicle consistent with the Silverado described above in the area.

In the morning on this date there was an attempted burglary on Honey Springs Road . Shortly after, my son observed the white Silverado lowered truck with rims on Highway 94 headed toward Lyons Valley Road . Again, what would guys from Valley Center be doing in Jamul on a weekday morning?

We and our neighbors have become increasingly alarmed by these events – several women who stay home alone during the day are terrified. We want this to stop before someone gets hurt. We appreciate the efforts made so far to catch these individuals, and hope that they will continue.