Rash of break-ins has T.M.R. on alert

The Town of Mount Royal has sent a letter to residents this week saying it has taken steps to reduce break-ins after a rash of burglaries during the past few months unsettled residents.
Brazen thieves have been stealing jewelry and other items from the master bedrooms of homes, even while security alarms are sounding.
An increase in the number of break-ins means that 911 operators now treat any report of a theft or alarm in T.M.R. “as an emergency and priority,” the town says in the