Oceanside RCMP are warning Nanoose residents to lock their doors and windows following two daytime break-ins Tuesday.
Sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 3:25 p.m., suspects pried open the front door of a home in the 2300 block of Weeks Road and stole an undisclosed quantity of jewelry.
A second similar break-in happened sometime between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. at a residence in the 2900 block of Wild Rose Boulevard. Thieves stole jewelry after entering the home through its unlocked back door.
Both incidents are under investigation and police are encouraging residents to keep doors and windows locked and to keep an eye on their neighbours' properties as well.
Anyone with information about these break-ins is asked to call Oceandside RCMP at 250-248-6111 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.