Over the weekend, Renton police responded to two separate, but similar burglaries caught on home surveillance cameras.

“Both houses were completely dark,” said Cyndie Morris of the Renton Police Department. “They’re looking for clues that nobody is inside.”

Shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Renton police officers were called for a home burglary at the 400 block of Hoquiam Place Northeast.

According to Renton police, the video footage shows two vehicles — an older silver Honda CRV and a dark SUV — driving slowly past the house a few times before the SUV parked across the street and honked its horn.

The suspects shattered a sliding glass door at the rear of the house and entered the residence at 7:55 p.m. They then immediately went to the upstairs bedrooms, as the Honda CRV pulled up to the front of the house.

The suspects loaded the silver Honda with a stolen grey safe and the two vehicles left. Police believe that there were at least four suspects, including the drivers of the Honda CRV and the SUV, which is believed to have been a stakeout car.

The first suspect is described as having a slim build, weighing 140-150 pounds, and wearing a dark balaclava, a black jacket, red underwear and black pants.

The second suspect has a heavy build, between 180-200 pounds and also wears a dark balaclava, black jacket and black jacket. According to police, the second suspect appeared to have a handgun on his waistband.

The next night on Saturday, Feb. 4, police were dispatched to the 3300 block of Lincoln Avenue Northeast at 9:23 p.m. for another residential burglary.

These suspects also accessed the house through a shattered sliding glass door to the rear of the house.

“They certainly seem to be connected,” said Morris, who added that the suspect vehicle on the second night closely matched the silver Honda CRV from the previous night. “[The burglaries were] pretty close to each other.”

All bedrooms in the second home were ransacked and “numerous items of value were stolen,” including some jewelry.

According to police, video surveillance from the second house was limited and showed one suspect approaching the house at 6:20 p.m. and then three suspects exiting the home 20 minutes later.

“You have camera coverage in some locations but not all,” Morris said. “[Some of] the suspects approached the home without being caught on video.” All three suspects were wearing dark clothing and had dark masks covering their faces.

“To try to come in at night is pretty brazen. It kind of sets off alarm bells in the community,” Morris said. “They were certainly more organized than usual burglars.”