By Lori Ehde
Two more residences have joined the list of homes burglarized this summer, this time in Hills.
Like many of the cases already reported, these two on Josephine Avenue were burglarized while residents were at home.
Jim Roning awoke the morning of Friday, Aug. 10, to find his billfold missing. He had placed it on his dresser next to his trousers when he went to bed, but the next morning it was gone.
"I didn't hear or see anything," Roning said. "He must have been about 12 inches from my head when he took my billfold."
He later found his checkbook on the ground outside of the house, but his wallet is gone.
He said the wallet had about $50 in it, but he said that's the least of his worries, considering his credit cards, Medicare card and identification are also gone.
"I have hearing aids, and I take them out at night. I've always said they could tear the house down and I wouldn't hear it," Roning said. "Now at least I know this can happen and I didn't hear it."
That same night in the same neighborhood, the Rock County Sheriff's Office received a report that Sue Jess woke up to find a burglar crawling on her bedroom floor.
The Star Herald was unable to reach her for comment, but she described the burglar to law enforcement as a younger male who ran out when she screamed.
According to the report, "He was 6 feet tall with a hooded sweatshirt and baseball cap on backwards."
Missing from the Jess home were a Nintendo 64 and 10 to 12 games.
No suspects have been named. Residents with information that may lead to an arrest are encouraged to call the Rock County Sheriff's Office at 283-5000.