Garner police urge residents to lock vehicles after recent incidents

Posted July 2, 2010 at 11:03 am and filed under City, Headlines, Police. Updated July 3, 2010 at 9:40 pm.

Staff reports

Local police are urging residents to lock their vehicles after someone entered two dozen unlocked vehicles around town since June 23.

Garner police are not clear what the intruders seek. GPS units, which are popular among thieves, and other valuables have been left alone in the incidents. The reports have come from various spots around town.

“There is no current pattern of location to predict where it is likely to be repeated,” Lt. Chris Hagwood said in a released statement.

Authorities are urging residents to remove valuables from their vehicles, lock all doors and report suspicious behavior in their neighborhoods.

Anyone with information can contact the Garner Police at 919-772-8810. Those who call can remain anonymous or  leave a message at 919-226-2746.

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2 Responses for “Garner police urge residents to lock vehicles after recent incidents”

  1. don collins says:
    July 2, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    What we have is a failure of the Garner P/D to perform their duties, that is to catch the crooks, criminals, thieves, etc.
    Garner P/D is to caught up in traffic violations with the honest hard working citizens who go about there daily obiligations.
    What we need is a more pro active P/D to catch the crooks who rob the average working “Joe”.
    Hear Yea, Hear Yea, let there be reform and catch those damn crooks!

  2. Chris Tanner says:
    July 3, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    I think the point to all this is that if you were to just lock your car doors, your stuff won’t be stolen. If thieves walk through a neighborhood and try 50 car doors, I’ll guess half of them will be unlocked. People leave car keys, guns, GPS devices, checkbooks, all kinds of stuff in their unlocked cars. To blame the police because your unsecured belongings get stolen is absurd.

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