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Weekly Crime Log for SE Torrance, Sunday, Sept 4 through Saturday, September 10, 2011

 9/6/2011 Late Night to Early AM 9/7/0211 23800 Block Arlington Avenue Two Incidents Bicycles and Property Stolen

9/6/2011 to 9/7/2011                 2000 Block 237th St            Suspect breaks off a key in mailbox lock.

                                        Special Alert – Increase In Auto Burglary Incidents

There were 18 reported incidents of auto burglary in the Hollywood Riveria area on Friday night, September 10th and early Saturday morning, September 11th. Property stolen included iTouch, GPS/stereo system, third row seat, backpack, cash, fishing rod, helmets, gloves, bats, sunglasses, iPad, cell phone, purse, tennis racquets, purse, checkbook and other items.

All auto burglaries have one thing in common: something to steal ............ something valuable left in the car. Many are “crimes of opportunity” and could have been avoided had simple preventative steps been taken. Don’t leave valuables in your car and particularly in plain sight.

One reason SUVs are common targets is because they don’t have a trunk to hold valuables. Thieves know it only takes a few seconds to check all the usualhiding places – glove compartment, behind and under the seats. Don’t leave any sign that there may be valuables out of sight in your vehicle, such as docking stations and connector cables. Leave nothing in plain sight that might make your vehicle worth stealing by a thief, not even loose coins or CD’s. Just leaving an empty docking station in plain sight, even if you have taken the high $$$ component with you may end up resulting in replacing a broken window.

Statistics indicate that backpacks, gym bags, briefcases, cash/coins, checkbooks, credit/debit cards, wallets and purses (even when hidden under a seat or in an unlocked glove box), laptops, IPods, MP3 players and docking stations, cell phones and charges, GPS systems, stereo/CD players, amps, speakers (even when bolted down), jewelry, keys, mail and tools are most commonly stolen from vehicles.

It takes 30 seconds for a thief to break into your car and steal your valuables. Don’t be a victim! Move it or Lose It! Don’t leave valuable items in your car. Help make Southeast Torrance unattractive to auto-burglary thieves.

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