DPD reports a dozen car break-ins

By 9:30 a.m. on Monday, the Demopolis Police Department had responded to a dozen car break-ins within the city. Demopolis Police Chief Tommie Reese said that all the vehicles that were broken into were unlocked.

Reese said that the last rash of car break-ins came in 2011 and his message is the same now as it was at that time.

“Lock your vehicle doors whether at home, parked on the streets or in a shopping center,” Reese said. “Most of the time, the best theft deterrent is just locking the door. If a criminal has to break the glass, chances are they will make noise and attract attention.”

He said criminals look for easy prey and when they find an unlocked vehicle it makes things easy for them.

Reese said that, although theft activity has picked up, in each case the auto owner has left target vehicles unlocked. Reese also observed that the location of the parked vehicles did not seem to matter.

Reese asked that citizens seeing any suspicious activity call the police department at 289-3072.