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The Wayland Police Department (WPD) informed residents of three break-ins along and near Route 30 on Jan. 30. According to police, these break-ins occurred during early evening hours. Reports detailed that intruders cut telephone and cable wires before entering the premises, and stole jewelry, money and cash from the houses.
These break-ins are similar to the series of burglaries – in which break-ins appear to be targeting those of East Asian and South Asian descent – seen across other towns in the MetroWest area including Sudbury, Hopkinton and Weston.
Due to these targeted attacks, some WHS students who share that background say they’re worried about their own safety and that of their families.
“I live extremely close to Route 30, and my family and I are South Asian,” junior Anish Vishwanathan said. “We basically fit the description of which houses were targeted by robbers so it’s definitely a scary situation. Recently we’ve actually [installed] a new security system and [several] security cameras to make sure we’re safe.”
Junior Jubin Kim, whose car was broken into, clarified that the burglaries were not limited to homes.
“Basically what happened was a bunch of high schoolers from another town went through our car and looked around for anything valuable because we keep our cars unlocked,” Kim said. “Now we don’t [keep our cars unlocked] because of what happened but we were lucky that we didn’t leave our keys in the car because some of our neighbors that did leave their keys and had their cars unlocked had their cars stolen and totaled.”
Kim advised others to be aware of this ongoing issue and to lock their doors.
“People should be aware that robbers and things like that can happen anywhere,” Kim said. “So do what you can to make sure you’re always safe.”
While WPD is working alongside other departments during this investigation, Wayland Police Chief Ed Burman explained that protecting against any future break-ins is a community effort as well. Burman mentioned that Wayland homeowners should talk to neighbors to notify them of any break-ins or suspicious behavior.
WPD urges homeowners to install strong locks on their doors, windows and garages, use safes to store valuables and take other necessary precautions. They added that residents should make sure not to leave extra keys on the outside of their property.
“We believe that working collaboratively with our neighbors will enhance the safety of our community,” Burman said.
