"They entered through the vent on the roof and then came across, there's a false ceiling and dropped down into the pharmacy," Jennifer Sutton said.

Details from an overnight burglary at Charley's Pharmacy in Downtown Polo last month.

Jennifer Sutton, a pharmacy technician there, says the burglars stole drugs like Vicodin and Ritalin.

"A few days after, you're sitting there watching people you don't recognize and wondering, could they have done it," Sutton said.

The burglary at Charley's Pharmacy wasn't an isolated incident. City leaders here in Polo say they've seen a recent spike in crime and residents are on high alert.

"Our citizens are anxious," Mayor Mark Scholl said.

Since June 1st, there's been 33 burglaries and thefts to homes, cars and stores. Mayor Scholl says some happened in broad daylight and while residents were asleep.

"Home break-ins in which people home, they were very bold," Mayor Scholl said.

Bold crimes that are now prompting some new public safety measures around Polo.

"We're working right now on adopting a neighborhood watch program," Mayor Scholl said.

He says a plan for better communication with residents is on the table too.

"Either in text, email and Twitter messages into our community," Mayor Scholl said.

Some good steps forward. But Sutton says the recent crimes show how even in small towns like Polo, there's no guaranteed prescription for safety.

"It's a shock, but like I said, that's what a lot of things are coming too lately," Sutton said.

As for the search for suspects in the Polo crimes, Police Chief Dennis Christen says right now they're looking into two men arrested in Dixon for similar crimes.

The city plans a community meeting on October 27th to talk about starting neighborhood watch programs.