Police recommend people should make sure their vehicles appear empty and to not leave purses, electronics, personal information or other valuables in vehicles.
“Sadly, just locking your vehicle isn’t good enough anymore,” read a press release. “Typically, thieves are looking for the most enticing vehicle that would be worth the risk of busting out a window, so make it hard for them!”
Beavercreek police also asked anyone who sees something suspicious to call the department at 937-426-1225. Anonymous tips can be sent to police by texting “BEAVERCREEKPD” and the tip to 847411.
Law enforcement officers in Montgomery County recently discussed a surge in vehicle thefts and how they’re working together to recover stolen vehicles and arrest thieves.
Kettering police has seen more than a 150% increase in car thefts, with Trowtood seeing an increase of approximately 30%.
Multiple agencies noted a sharp increase in vehicle thefts in July, when videos of people stealing Kias and Hyundias began circulating on social media.
Kettering police are using license plate readers to help identify stolen vehicles and suspects. Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck discussed blitzes as another way local authorities are working to recover stolen vehicles and catch suspects.
“We had the same thing going on years ago with the drug epidemic, so we developed drug blitzes and those were successful, so the thought was maybe we could do something like that because so many people’s property is being taken or destroyed,” Streck said.
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