Car Hopping/Car Break-In 3/28/2019

We received a report from a member that a few juveniles were car hopping in the community a couple of days ago. Car hopping is the act of going car to car and checking if they are unlocked and stealing what they find of value. The member stated the the juveniles were riding around in bikes and using flashlights to look through cars. Their neighbor's cars had the contents of their car sifted through by the thieves. Owners in the area are urged to look at their cars to ensure they were not a victim and if they are, please contact Police and file a report.  We have forwarded this information to Police to let them know what has occurred in the community and placed a watch order for our community.

As always, please make sure that you keep your car locked at all times and never leave anything of value in your car.  Most of these car thefts occur to individuals who leave their cars unlocked and rarely to those who lock their cars.  It goes without saying that if suspicious activity is occurring on or around the property, residents are urged to please contact Police immediately by calling their non emergency number at (305) 4-POLICE (476-5423).  If you believe that a crime is in progress, please call 911.  Do not attempt contact with any person engaging in suspicious activity and instead let Police handle the situation.  It is important that residents always file a Police report for any crime that has been committed against them, no matter how small or insignificant you think it might be. If a report is not filed, Police have no way to determine crime trends in a community. After filing a Police report, please let us know so we can alert the rest of or members.