Porch pirate makes off with chairs, potted plants in spree across Fresno and Clovis

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A unusual drawstring of crimes is hitting homeowners from Fresno to Clovis. They're noticing unusual items disappearing from their porches.

"So she came up to my driveway successful the mediate of the time doubly to bargain these chairs," said Ashley Crystal Rojas, Fresno Local.

Ashley Crystal Rojas said 2 folding woody chairs she bought secondhand are present successful a 3rd acceptable of hands aft they were stolen from extracurricular her location connected Saturday.

The chairs weren't pricey, but practical, to bask evenings sitting successful beforehand of her home.

Security camera video shows the theft happened successful wide daylight, but Rojas said she didn't announcement until she was leaving for work.

"So, I cheque my cameras and I spot brazen successful the mediate of the time a achromatic pistillate propulsion up successful beforehand of my location successful a bluish Prius, get out, locomotion up to my driveway, snag the chairs, and past scurry backmost to her car," said Rojas.

She said she called the constabulary and past posted videos and photos online asking if anyone recognized the idiosyncratic successful the video oregon the bluish Prius.

Rojas hasn't gotten a sanction yet, but she did find much victims.

"I made this station and astir apt 15 minutes aboriginal it had 4 hits connected it radical telling maine 'oh she's been by my house,' 'oh here's my video, here's my video'," said Rojas.

In full she said 10 different radical claimed to person been targeted 1 connected Mckinley and Palm said the thief made disconnected with a plant.

In Clovis connected Bullard and Pollasky a bundle was taken.

Clovis Police said they've gotten 4 reports astir a pistillate successful a Blue Prius taking packages from homes adjacent Barstow and Clovis.

The information that the aforesaid idiosyncratic seems to beryllium hitting houses repeatedly doesn't astonishment police.

"It is communal wherever we woody with the aforesaid suspects usually going to antithetic houses astir town," said Cpl. Nathan Jaime, Clovis Police. "Numerous subjects person been arrested for akin charges successful the past."

Unless what is stolen is worthy much than $950 the fishy would apt look misdemeanor theft charges and perchance trespassing some lone person sentences of up to a twelvemonth successful jail.

Rojas worries if the thefts proceed it could crook dangerous.

"I deliberation my interest is that they locomotion up to somebody's location and they get caught successful a concern that escalates the unit and we don't request thing similar that happening here," said Rojas.

Rojas hopes by sharing the video they tin find the thief. Police are besides hoping the video tin assistance and inquire if you person video of immoderate of the thefts to crook it implicit to police.

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