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Wheaton police investigating three burglaries

Wheaton police are investigating three burglaries that occurred when the residents were not home over the past month.

Two of the burglaries occurred Tuesday, at a home on the 1600 block of Briarcliffe Boulevard and at a home on the 600 block of South Dorchester Avenue, police said.

Police said there was no sign of forced entry to the residence on Briarcliffe, and the burglar or burglars may have entered through an unlocked door. Electronic equipment was stolen between 3 and 4 p.m., police said.

The burglary police are investigating on South Dorchester occurred between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday when burglars smashed a glass door in the rear of the home to get inside, officials said. The thieves stole a computer and jewelry.

A third home on the 900 block of Adare was robbed of sports equipment and jewelry sometime between Dec. 25 and Jan. 3, according to police. There was no sign of forced entry into the home.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (630) 260-2055.

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