www.thedenverchannel.com – “Brazen burglars are hitting Stapleton homes while people sleep; police urge residents to lock up” – September 26^th, 2014:

DENVER - Denver police are warning residents in the Stapleton neighborhood to lock their doors and windows after a string of brazen burglaries where crooks looted homes while people slept.

The burglaries occurred from Sunday into Friday. Police said the targeted area roughly stretches from East 21st Avenue to East 29th Avenue and Syracuse Street to Xenia Street.

"She was actually sleeping on the couch when the person came in the house," burglary victim Jeremy Willius said of his wife.

What did the Willius' household loose? "Three phones, two purses, two sets of keys and our Honda Odyssey," Willius told 7NEWS reported Molly Hendrickson.

"I wish I had kept my windows closed," he added.

Police are urging residents to lock up.

All have involved the owners being present within the homes while burglaries were occurring," the Denver Police District 5 Facebook page says. "These incidents also involved several unlocked front and sliding glass doors to the residences."

"That's scary because burglars are supposed to come when you're not home," said Mike Bibbo, another Stapleton resident. "I used to walk my dog and not really think about locking my door."