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Theft From Car

Friday, January 4, 2013

Thieves Take Items from Two Cars in Forest Hills

One car was parked on Avenue L, the other on Pacific Avenue, when the thefts occurred Dec. 30.

Thieves broke into two cars on Dec. 30 in two adjacent neighborhoods in Forest Hills. An Irwin resident called Forest Hills police at 8:38 a.m. after someone broke into her car while it was parked on Avenue L. The thief or thieves threw a cement block through the car's window to gain entry. The woman told police that they took her purse but left the wallet with money, credit cards and several hundred dollars worth of gift cards in the car. Her purse was found a few doors down and all the belongings were tossed out but nothing appeared to be missing. After a better check of the car, the woman said she also was missing a pair of $1,000 earrings. There also was damage the front windshield of the car, the armrest, the controls on the center …

Monday, October 1, 2012

Forest Hills Chief Urges Residents to Keep Cars Locked

Chief Chuck Williams reports Bryn Mawr, Edgewood Road areas have been targeted recently by thieves who steal items from unlocked vehicles.

It only takes a few seconds to lock a car. And it only takes a few more seconds to steal a GPS, CDs, cell phone or laptop computer from that car. Forest Hills police Chief Chuck Williams is urging residents to make the effort to keep their vehicles locked when parked in driveways or on the street.  "This is such an easy thing to do," Williams said. "If the car is locked, it's not entered." When thieves canvas a neighborhood, they pass by locked cars, instead choosing the easier prey—a car left unsecured. It's easy money in the middle of the night, according to the chief. And if the thieves are successful in a neighborhood, expect them to return for more, Williams said. Most recently, a thief made his way through the Bryn Mawr and Edgewood …

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