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Blog Entry: Theft from Auto up 150% in Some DC Neighborhoods
Over the past 30 days there has been a spike in theft from vehicles by as much as 150% in some of DC’s second police district neighborhoods.According to Lt. Hill from MPD most of these theft from auto incidents have one thing in common -- something of potential value was left visible in the vehicle. We saw this in the three vehicle break-ins this month in our Moble Patrol area where a laptop bag and briefcase were visible in two of the break-ins.
MPD believes the state of the economy has “professionalized” this type of theft. What once were isolated and opportunistic smash and grabs appears to have become more organized and systematic. Perpetrators are believed to arrive and leave in vehicles and perform many thefts a day.
It seems self evident but often forgotten. Don’t leave valuables in your vehicles. Don’t leave items the look like they might be valuable in your vehicle. Empty shopping bags or iPhone ear buds can be enough to end up spending the morning pickup up glass.
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