So far in July we have taken 17 reports on stolen vehicles.  Many of those have been returned to the owners, and suspects have been identified.  Unfortunately, many of these incidents were a result of someone leaving their vehicle unlocked with the keys inside.  We have heard a lot of folks say "I was just running in real quick", or "I was only gone for a minute"... It only takes a second for a thief to steal a vehicle.  Be diligent, don't leave your keys in your vehicle, or your vehicle unlocked even if it's just for a second!

Alert sent on 07/24/2019 at 12:12PM EDT

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