Police warn of upsurge of break-ins on East Boston's Eagle Hill

Boston Police report an increase in the number of residential burglaries of late in the Eagle Hill area. Thieves are making off with the usual stuff - laptops, iPods, jewelry and cash - during daytime break-ins, police say, adding a number of the heists were done through open or unlocked windows in the rear or on side alleys. Apartments have been accessed through unlocked doors, police add.