[RP TownTalk] car break-in

[S Collins]

I don't own a car, but thanks for the heads-up; I'd seen on one of the crime reports sites that there were several car break-ins, in the area.  A shame.  As for "if you see something, say something."  Well, I think we would all agree that someone you don't recognize walking down the street does not necessarily constitute suspicious behavior; however, if you see that same person walking back and forth on your street, maybe they're looking at a particular house or car for a time, or if I'd see a car parked in front of my apt. building with people sitting inside, and I didn't recognize them and they stayed for quite a while, or maybe if it was late at night, yes, I'd call the police and explain the situation. If you see situations that don't look "right," and for whatever reason don't want to call the police at that time, it would be helpful to at least try and get a good description of the people, vehicle, etc., in case something DOES happen, and then you could tell them what you've seen?  I think we all agree we don't want to play like we're civilian Barney Fifes, running around after everything we see, but a bit of caution never hurt.   


     On Friday, October 9, 2015 2:47 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com> wrote:
   

 Yesterday afternoon, I went to get into my car, and someone had jimmied the driver's door open (it was locked, and my car is alarmed, but the alarm didn't go off), rifled through my glovebox and console, and took about $2 in quarters. 
Having lived in Boston for many years, I don't leave stuff in my car, so it was no big deal, but it was annoying. 
A police officer came to investigate when I called to let them know (I was going to let it ride, but my town councilperson convinced me to call later that evening), and he did a *really* thorough job investigating. He was bummed that I had driven the car because he wanted to dust for fingerprints. 
Apparently there have been a string of break-ins like this, east of the RR tracks, on Riverdale and Queensbury Roads over the last couple of weeks (I'm on Sheridan St.). 
Take away messages: 
(1) Be on the lookout for strangers wandering the streets in our neighborhoods. Call the police if you see *anything* that looks suspicious. Let them decide if it's a problem or not. 
(2) Call the police right away (before you touch your car) if you think someone has broken into it. 
(3) The police actually want to investigate things like this, so let them know! It's the only way they can get the information they need to keep us all safe. 
-Sarah

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