Newport News police seek help on thefts from cars

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By Matthew Bowers
The Virginian-Pilot
© July 30, 2010

NEWPORT NEWS

A rash of summer-night car break-ins and vandalism has police asking the public for help, and warning them to lock their vehicles.

Police in a news release today said 134 incidents have been reported from June 1 through July 25 in the area between J. Clyde Morris Boulevard and Oyster Point Road. Most occurred in the evening or overnight. And “an extremely large number” of theft victims left their cars unlocked, police said.

Damage reports included broken windows and bent or broken antennas.

Police asked anyone with information to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887).

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Need the James Bond anti-vehicle theft system

Submitted by marks57720 on Thu, 07/29/2010 at 8:12 pm.

Too bad we can't install the James Bond system that causes the car to explode and obliterate those who try to break into cars...that would put a quick halt to this in a hurry...be advised you mess with my car and I will use DEADLY FORCE.

You'd kill someone for

Submitted by 757Native757 on Fri, 07/30/2010 at 7:31 am.

You'd kill someone for bending your antenna?

If they're bending antennas

Submitted by 757Native757 on Thu, 07/29/2010 at 7:10 pm.

If they're bending antennas and breaking the windows of unlocked cars it's obviously not the result of "desperate times." It's some hoodlum kids whose parents let them roam the streets all hours of the night getting into trouble.

some people not only dont

Submitted by betti on Thu, 07/29/2010 at 5:13 pm.

some people not only dont lock car doors, house doors,forget to put security alarm on..in their homes, leave key's in car....Then they go crying to police..

Yeah, it's the fault of the

Submitted by RobM1977 on Fri, 07/30/2010 at 2:49 pm.

Yeah, it's the fault of the person who forgot to lock their door. Attractive nuisance to those that can't help but take something that doesn't belong to them? That excuses the criminal and puts the blame on the victim!

Wow.....

Unlocked cars?

Submitted by rosethornil on Thu, 07/29/2010 at 3:05 pm.

I wouldn't be so sure those cars were left unlocked. My car has been broken into three times, and the last two times, I *know* it was locked. Locking your car isn't *that* big a deterrent to miscreants. Years ago, I locked myself out of my Honda Accord. A friend came out to the parking lot and took a slim-jim tool and he slipped it down in through the window gasket. He was in that car faster than I would have been with a key!

Times are tough

Submitted by Sullytown on Thu, 07/29/2010 at 3:02 pm.

Desperate times call for desperated measures. The police's advice is to lock your car? That way not only are your belongings stolen put you have to replace the window they smashed out to get in your car. Happened to my sister about a month ago at the oceanfront.