A pair of unusual burglaries in San Francisco’s Noe Valley and Glen Park neighborhoods have left residents with fewer electronics and telltale holes in their garage doors, police said.

The thefts — one on the 600 block of Duncan Street and the other near the intersection of Addison and Bemis streets — occurred after the burglar drilled holes in the garages of the victims’ homes and used a wire, shaped into a hook, to pull the emergency release wire, opening the door, officials said.

The Duncan Street burglary happened between 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Friday morning. The residents woke up in the morning to find their garage door open and a laptop missing. Over near Addison Street, about a mile away, residents woke up to a similar scene, but this time the thief made off with an MP3 player, according to police.

Officials said they’d never seen this type of entry before. “You almost have to admire their creativity,” said Officer Gordon Shyy.