warnings about the increase in break-ins and burglaries.

Three of the homes were in Pembroke. On Sunday night between 6.30 and 11.30 p.m., a thief made off with about $500 from a house on First Church Lane.

On Monday morning, occupants of a house in Green Bay Lane left for a few hours and returned to find a gold necklace, diamond locket, and some liquor missing.

And a family returned from holiday to their burgled Ferrar's Lane home on Monday afternoon. The house was searched and a ladies wrist watch was taken.

In Devonshire, thieves took advantage of an owner's two-hour absence to steal a black waist pouch containing five gold rings.