Rash of car break-ins has people watching security

by Nora Gathings (hsgathings@wsbt.com)

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Rash of car break-ins has people watching security

Police say leaving your car unlocked is just as bad as leaving the door open for thieves. (WSBT photo)

By Jim Pinkerton

Story Created: Jul 2, 2008 at 8:33 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 7, 2008 at 10:18 PM EST

GRANGER — Thieves broke into eight cars Tuesday night, taking everything from electronics to car insurance cards.

Police say three men were seen breaking into a car parked in a Granger garage. They believe the men are responsible for the seven other break-ins.

These thieves took phones, laptops, phone chargers, purses, clothing, and even a car registration. Police say nearly all these things were in plain site.

The Halls always empty and lock their cars.

"I came out this morning to go to work and noticed everything from the center console was on the floor and the glove compartment was open," said Rich Hall, whose car was broken into.

Hall immediately talked to his son who was the last one in the car.

"Since it does have manual door locks, I make sure the doors are locked before I go inside," said Andy Hall.

But the family has bigger concerns than just the break-in.

"I went through the glove compartment and realized a black folder where we keep our registration and insurance documents were missing, so I was worried about identity theft," said Hall.

Eight cars were broken into Tuesday night in Granger. Half of them were unlocked.

Locked or unlocked, police say if you leave anything in the car, it might as well be on the side of the road.

"I think we are going to be doubly sure to remove valuables from the car and we are going to leave a few lights on," said Hall.

Police say car break-ins increase when the weather is nice, so they are reminding people to lock and remove everything from cars at night.

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