Redding Police Department says burglaries drop during stay at home order

The City of Redding wants its people to know that the community will get through the coronavirus pandemic.

Confirmed cases.## redding police say they're seeing a shift in calls for service as a result of the stay at home order.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in redding - ana, what does the police chief attribute to the overall crime drop?

Many shops forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Leaving many of them unattended.

But a downtown redding business tells me... their building set up security cameras around the area to help keep an eye on things.

Even before the pandemic exploded.

And with more stores and shops closed: the owner tells me: they are seeing more police patrolling the area.

Obviously our business is to serve our customers and if our customers don't feel safe, obviously they wont come.

((butt to)) take so* wanted to think is that burglaries would've grow as businesses are empty, but actually that is one the decline too redding police chief bill schueller says: burglaries in the area decreased by 29-percent from march 20-th to april 12-th.

In this two week time frame: schueller says: there were 58 reported burglaries.

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((butt to)) take so* wanted to think is that burglaries would've grow as businesses are empty, but actually that is one the decline too redding police chief bill schueller says: burglaries in the area decreased by 29-percent from march 20-th to april 12-th.

In this two week time frame: schueller says: there were 58 reported burglaries.

Compared to last year-- which was 82.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on schueller says: crime in redding is down by 15- percent.

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