Residents in College Station's oldest neighborhood say they're seeing a disturbing trend this summer.

They said home burglaries, theft and other property crimes have gone up in the Southside area, south of George Bush Drive and the Texas A&M Campus.

"I don't know what happened. I went out to water the lawn and my garage is empty. No car, no tricycle, no bicycle, just some dead leaves," said 95-year-old Roberta Inglis. She said thieves hit her home on Friday. They took, among other things, her three wheeled bike and her car. She said she was most disappointed about her bike being stolen.

"I went around the neighborhood every day and I sorely miss it. I'm really grouchy right now, because I didn't get to have my bicycle ride, but good news is they found my car," she said.

Other neighbors have reported thieves breaking into homes while residents were asleep and packages being stolen off porches.

"We had some items, some expensive items out on our back porch that were taken while we were there in the evening. That invasion of your privacy is a little disturbing," said Southside neighbor Shirley Dupriest.

Neighbors said one of the problems is that many of their college-aged neighbors leave for the summer. Leaving fewer eyes to watch for thieves.

"We're usually a very comfortable neighborhood and we'd like to get back to that again," said Jerry Cooper. He's lived in Southside for nearly 50-years.

"We try to get word out when anything like this is going on. A couple weeks ago people started reporting break-ins at night. I think somebody was in their house when somebody got into it and they heard it and made some noise and they left. That’s kind of scary," he said.

"Watch out, buster. The police are on your trail. The policeman said to me 'if we find the culprits would you be willing to press charges?' And I said, 'You betcha.' I have a black heart if your are going to take my tricycle away, so remember that," said Inglis, when asked what she would say to the thieves.

College Station City Council Member Linda Harvell also lives in Southside. She said a lot of the activity has been between Pershing and Fairview Avenues.

“In our own backyard, literally," said Harvell.

"Well, I think the neighborhood is doing a very good job of communicating with each other. When we get a report of a theft or some kind of illegal entry or anything like that they’re sending emails out to everybody letting them know keep your eyes open, stay alert. Don’t hesitate to call 9-1-1, " she said.

We have reached out to College Station Police for more information about what their seeing in Southside. We'll keep you posted on what they share.