In the far off land known as Parkmerced, a string of recent home burglaries all within blocks (or yards) of each other has the neighborhood freaking out. As CBS reports, the same stretch of Garces Drive has been hit six times since late February, and in all the cases the thieves broke in to empty homes through windows that face a community backyard area.

No one has encountered a thief or been injured yet, but that remains the fear of residents, many of whom say that Parkmerced management are not taking the spree seriously enough. Police are pledging greater vigilance in the area.

As you'll recall, the large housing complex just south of SF State is in expansion mode, with an impending redesign and the addition of some 5,700 units over twenty years, which the Board of Supervisors narrowly approved last year.

[CBS]