Car thefts in Westlake are on the rise, with police investigating four incidents of cars stolen from driveways this month. How you can avoid being a victim
“If it’s in your vizor up top, all have to do is go in the car, push the brake, push start the car,” he said. “They don’t even have to find the key fob. the car will start up because the key fob is there.”Thieves didn’t steal them, however, they walked away with precious belongings, all because the cars were unlocked.
“We’re not getting a whole lot of windows broken to get into cars, it’s all unlocked. They’re trying cars. It’s locked. They move on to the next one.”“We’ve had a gun taken in the last couple of weeks from an unlocked car. these things just become dangerous for everybody,” Captain Vogel said. Police are continuing to urge people to lock their car doors and make sure nothing is visible. It could save you time and money.
“If we lock everything up at night, the criminals who do want to come out here and steal things in the middle of the night will just go somewhere else. It will help everybody.”
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