‘Unbreakins’: Thieves Rob Unlocked Cars

MONDAY JANUARY 14 

GPS Unit Taken

Thieves hit an unlocked 2008 Toyota van parked in the 9400 block of South Kolmar Ave. sometime before 6:08 p.m. Police said a GPS unit was stolen.

SUNDAY JANUARY 13 

Ripped-Off Raybans 

Someone entered a 1992 Jeep Comanche in the 10000 block of South Major Avenue and swiped a pair of Rayban sunglasses sometime before 2:15 p.m.

SATURDAY JANUARY 12

Car Routinely Left Unlocked

A man who typically leaves his car unlocked noticed that someone entered his car and removed $2 worth of change sometime before 11:50 a.m. The owner said his glovebox was also tossed. The car was parking in the 5600 block of 98th Place. Police said the two other car burglaries occurred on the same block. 

Pink Box Cutter Pinched

A woman claims to have locked her car on before going into her home. At 6 a.m. the next day, the car door was slightly ajar. Several items had been moved and tossed about the car that parked on the 10300 block of South Circle Ave. The owner said she is missing a black watch and pink boxcutter.

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