Nurseries in the Redland Area are being targeted with burglaries and thefts of plants, plastic planting pots, equipment, and fertilizer.  Incidents are occurring during and after business hours.

Suspects may be casing nurseries during business hours and returning after dark.

Ways to deter suspects from victimizing nurseries:

• Adequately secure all plastic planting pots, equipment, and/or fertilizer away from public view
  
  
• Request an Agricultural Patrol Watch Order upon the delivery of large shipments of plastic planting pots, and/or fertilizer.
  
  
• Make a police report of missing inventory, known thefts, cut fences or gate lock chains, etc.
  
  
• Notify Agricultural Patrol personnel with the description of any   suspicious activity, person, and vehicle (tag, type, make, model, and color)