LI cops target rising number of burglaries
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Police at the scene of a shooting on Dana Avenue in Valley Stream. Cops say the incident began as a home invasion. (Jan. 17, 2012)
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Long Island police departments are battling to reverse a rising number of burglaries hitting homes and business -- even as most major categories of crime have sharply declined.
Both county agencies vow to combat the upswing by deciphering burglary patterns and targeting more units to hard-hit areas.
"Burglary is an intrusion into people's personal lives. Clearly it's upsetting to the...
