Madison Police are warning students to keep their doors locked at all times after a string of attempted burglaries occurring in the 600 block of North Frances Street Saturday.
According to a police report, two women were exiting the bathroom of their apartment when they saw two unknown men leaving a bedroom at the residence around 10:30 p.m. The women managed to take a backpack from the perpetrators before the men fled.
MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the bag contained items such as a video game player and video games reported stolen by a man at a nearby residence.
Police said the women's neighbor saw the perpetrators and reported hearing a soft"" knock at her door during the same time period. A man matching the description of one of the perpetrators then walked into the apartment, but fled after realizing someone was there.
Police describe the first perpetrator as a white male, age 25 to 35, 6'0"", with brown hair and facial hair. The second perpetrator is described as a white male, age 23 to 28, 6'2"", with short blonde hair.
