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The Morris County Sheriff's Office has released the following Community Crime Alert. Although this alert is specific towards Asian business owners, the recommendations to be followed apply to everyone in order to help reduce your chances of being victimized.

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Residential Burglaries at the homes of Asian Restaurant/Business Owners

Over the past 5 months, the owners of 5 Asian restaurants/businesses in Morris County have been victims of burglaries at their private residences. In each of the incidents, entry was gained through the side or rear of the home and the entire house was ransacked. In some cases, currency, safes, birth certificates, passports and other documents were removed and valuables were left behind. Prior to one of the burglaries, a business owner had their insurance card stolen from their vehicle while it was parked at their business. This also happened in a similar burglary outside Morris County.

These type burglaries are taking place all over the State of New Jersey and similar incidents have been reported in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The Morris County Sheriff’s Office, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and other Law Enforcement Agencies are coordinating their efforts to determine who is responsible for these crimes.

Until the suspects are apprehended, please take the below preventive measures to keep your home safe:
- Lock the windows and doors to your residence
- Do not hide spare keys outside your home
- Lock your vehicle
- Keep vehicle documents in your wallet and not your car
- Do not leave large amounts of currency in your home
- If possible, secure important documents (birth certificates, passports, etc.) in a safe deposit box or other secure location
- If you have a home security system, make sure it is turned on and operational with Cloud based or off site storage capability
- Report any suspicious activity (vehicles, people) at work/home to local police
- Inform your family, friends and neighbors about these incidents and encourage them to report anything suspicious to local police

Anyone with additional information or questions about these incidents can contact the Morris County Sheriff’s Trends and Analysis Team (MCSTAT) at 973-682-8711, [email protected] , the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence Unit at 973-285-6300, [email protected] or the Denville Police Department at 973-627-4900 x 9.