Daniel Prince
Public Safety warns citizens to lock their vehicle's doors as 15 break-ins have been reported this year
A rash of recent car break-ins in the city has led the Union Public Safety Department to remind citizens to never leave valuables in your vehicles and to always keep them locked. Anyone with any video of a car break-in from surveillance cameras, Ring doorbell cameras, or the like is asked to contact any investigator with the Union Public Safety Department. WBCU News has reported on 11 vehicle break-ins since the beginning of the year, with several occurring in the Cherokee Estates subdivision, while others are scattered around the city. Today, we have four more to report.
One took place last week between 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The victim, who lives on Horseshoe Circle, stated that someone broke into two vehicles he owns while they were parked at his residence. He stated both vehicles were unlocked and parked on the side of the road. The man stated that a red and white igloo cooler with waters and sodas inside was taken from the bed of his truck. The only thing he reported missing inside the truck was a thumb drive with music on it. It had been inserted into his radio. Nothing was taken from the other car, but the glove box and other items had been gone through. The case was sent for further investigation.
A vehicle on Stutts Avenue was reported broken into sometime last Thursday. The owner of the truck stated someone had stolen the toolbox that was in the back of the truck. He said he saw the toolbox earlier that day, but when he went to work on the truck that evening, it was gone. He said there were approximately $600 worth of tools in the toolbox. The case was sent for further investigation.
Saturday morning, a woman on North Evans Street reported to Union Public Safety that her vehicle had been broken into. The woman said her vehicle was unlocked but the keys were not inside the vehicle. She stated when she went to get into her vehicle Saturday morning, her glove box was open and several items were missing from inside the vehicle. She stated she was missing a Mickey Mouse wallet that contained a couple of debit cards, her Social Security card, and her driver’s license. She was also missing a black hoodie, some children’s costume jewelry, a T-Mobile hot spot device, and her Samsung work phone. She estimated the total value of the missing items at $650. She told the officer that a transaction for $100 had been attempted to be transferred from one of her debit cards to a Cash App account, and the time stamp on it was four hours earlier, at around 4:30 a.m. The transaction was declined due to insufficient funds. The case was sent for further investigation.
If anyone has any information regarding these or any of the other recent car break-ins, contact the Union Public Safety Department at 429-1713.