Sinn Fein Councillor Kevin Campbell
The attempted burglaries happened on Wednesday morning between 7 am and 8 am.
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell said: “I would like to warn residents in these parts of Creggan to be on the alert after a number of attempted break-ins on Wednesday morning.
“On the occasions reported to me residents were awakened by barking dogs between 7 am and 8 am with an individual trying to gain access to the back of their homes.
“When the burglar realised he was spotted, he ran off.
“It’s very sad that we are having to put out these warnings as Creggan is a very tightly knit community and thankfully this sort of criminal activity of trying to break into people’s homes is very low.
“In the run up to Christmas I would urge everyone in the community to be on the alert and if they notice anyone hanging about to let their neighbours know.”
