The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office is investigating a string of daytime residential burglaries and suspicious person complaints in the Town of Ira.

According to a news release, a typical daytime burglary involves a person parking down the street and then knocking on doors or otherwise testing to see if people are home.

The sheriff's office is currently aware of the following complaints:

On May 19, residents of Bradt Road arrived home to find a white male on their deck looking in the windows. The man was driving a gold colored mid-sized car which was parked 100 yards down the road.

On May 21, a witness reported a dark green Saturn or similar type vehicle possibly with Maryland license plates parked on the side of Emerick Road. A white female operator who was waiting in vehicle was later joined by two white males who had been out on foot.

On May 21, Someone broke into a home on Center Road and stole prescription medication.

On May 22, Rt. 176- forced entry to a home- About $200 in change and small electronic devices were stolen from a home that was forcibly entered on Route 176, and someone entered a Tindall Road home through an unlocked door and stole a large amount of change in a wine jug.

Police urge people to call police to report any encounter with strangers at their doors, and ask anyone with any information about this investigation to contact detectives at 253-1610.