Sheriff's investigators are actively pursuing leads on a string of burglaries that started in January in Elba, Oakfield, Byron and Bergen.
Chief Deputy Jerome Brewster said investigators believe two different crews are involved in the burglaries.
"The crew in Elba and Oakfield enters with door kick-ins," Brewster said. "The other crew is more sophisticated about getting into a house."
The Elba/Oakfield crew may be associated with a white van. The Byron/Bergen crew (which may be responsible for a burglary in Stafford) may use stolen vehicles.
One vehicle from Bergen is still missing, another has been recovered and a car that was stolen in Henrietta was located in Bergen.
The Elba and Oakfield burglaries have occurred during daylight hours.
There are suspects in the Elba/Oakfield burglaries, Brewster said, and they don't live in the area.
Brewster said residents who see anything suspicious could contact the Sheriff's Office at (585) 343-5000.
"Give us a call," Brewster said. "We love to look into those things."
Residents should be on the lookout for a suspicious vehicle in a neighbor's driveway, a car slowing and apparently trying to check out homes in a neighborhood, and somebody knocking on your door with no apparent need to knock on your door -- all the sort of things that should be phoned in as suspicious, Brewster said.
