I usually read the Police Blotter out of morbid curiosity as to what our local police are having to deal with on a day to day basis, or the very least for the occasional chuckle. It has however become extremely alarming with the rash of cars being broken into that citizens are continually leaving their vehicles unlocked with loaded firearms in their vehicles.
We were in the unfortunate position of having our street hit by a bunch of teens not too long ago and what we caught on our surveillance system was once they realize the vehicles are locked they quickly move on. I’m sure that’s not always the case but I have also seen the same when people post videos from the neighborhood apps that these thieves don’t want to draw that much attention to themselves by having alarms going off in the wee hours of the morning.
It also appears you are not immune, no matter where you live, be it on the mountains, in rural areas or in the city.
The bottom line is we don’t need to make the police work any harder or make their jobs and the community any more dangerous than it already is by allowing criminals to use our vehicles as grab-bags for firearms and ammo. So please, either bring your firearms in with you at night or at the very least secure them within your vehicle as these break-ins appear to becoming more frequent throughout the area.
Chris Morgan