Contact: J.L. Rogers
Phone: 336-373-2255
Cell: 336-373-3619

Beware of Automobile Break-Ins

GREENSBORO, NC -- (January 5, 2010) -- Since late December, the Greensboro Police Department has investigated an increase in automobile break-ins.

The suspect(s) breaks a window and reaches inside to retrieve items in plain view, such as laptop computers and GPS devices. Some of the autos have had functioning alarm systems on their vehicles, but the suspect(s) breaks in and then flees within seconds.

Police advise residents to remove all electronic devices from their vehicles when they park and always lock all doors. If your GPS device attaches to your windshield with suction cups, wipe away the visible rings left on the glass when you remove the GPS. Thieves see the rings and assume there's a device hidden in the vehicle.

Anyone with information about these break-ins should call the Criminal Investigations Division at 336-373-2255 or Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.

For more crime prevention tips, visit the GPD's Web site.

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