{"id":33969,"date":"2012-08-31T08:08:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T12:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=33969"},"modified":"2012-08-31T08:08:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T12:08:51","slug":"fwpd-vehicle-break-ins-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2012\/08\/31\/fwpd-vehicle-break-ins-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Vehicle break-ins on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/FWPD_logo.gif\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department \" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Fort Wayne Police Department:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Vehicle Break-Ins on the Rise<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Minimizing the Risk of Becoming a Victim<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(August 30, 2012) &#8211; The City of Fort Wayne Police Department is presently investigating numerous incidents of vehicle break-ins; thirty-six incidents were reported this past week alone, and peaked at sixty-seven reports in a one-week period as recent as July 2012. While some might consider vehicle break-ins to be a &#8220;petty crime&#8221;, detectives with the Fort Wayne Police Department disagree and say that the loss to victims can be significant, and the crime itself feeds other criminal activity making prevention all the more important.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significant Loss to Victims<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victims&#8217; losses include purses, wallets, check books, credit cards, cash, cell phones, jewelry, GPS units, laptops, CDs, clothing, other valuable electronic or digital equipment, stereos, and even loose change, medication, and garage door openers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vehicle Break-Ins Feed Other Criminal Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of these items are taken with the intent to be sold or pawned, and in some instances stolen credit or debit cards were used to make large purchases shortly after the break-in was believed to have occurred. Also, if the criminal obtains the victim&#8217;s personal documents then the victim is at risk of identity theft. Additionally, statistics have shown that if a garage door opener is stolen from a vehicle that the criminal will attempt to burglarize the home at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Police Efforts to Reduce Vehicle Break-Ins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically vehicle break-ins occur where there is greater opportunity for reward; that is, where the criminal element can have access to many vehicles as opposed to only a few. Prime locations or targeted areas for this crime are parking lots (nightclubs, exercise facilities, apartment complexes, hotels, shopping plazas, churches), and residential neighborhoods. These areas are most commonly targeted in the overnight hours. Patrol officers periodically patrol these areas. In addition to marked patrol units, the Fort Wayne Police Department employs the use of unmarked surveillance vehicles. The Fort Wayne Police Department asks that suspicious person(s) or activity be immediately reported.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention &#8211; Minimize Your Risk of Becoming a Victim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[list type=&#8221;black&#8221;]<br \/>\n[li]Park your vehicle in well-lit areas;[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]Always secure your vehicle&#8217;s doors and windows;[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]Never leave valuable items in your vehicle; if necessary to leave valuables in your vehicle, then hide them prior to arriving at your destination.[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]Always document serial numbers of valuable items.[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]Install an alarm on your vehicle;[\/li]<br \/>\n[li]Check your vehicle prior to exiting; ensure that you didn&#8217;t leave valuables in plain view.[\/li]<br \/>\n[\/list]<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department would like to remind you to be vigilant in the protection of your vehicle and the items that you keep inside them. Criminals look for the easy target. Is your vehicle an easy target?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"2836\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  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Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"5748\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144633.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144633.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5748\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144633.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144635.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Garry A. Hamilton in as Deputy Chief of the Northeast Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"5749\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144635.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144635.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. Hamilton\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Garry A. Hamilton in as Deputy Chief of the Northeast Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. Hamilton\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. 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Hamilton and wife\" data-description=\"Deputy Chief Garry Hamilton&#039;s wife pins his new decoration on his jacket at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Deputy Chief Garry A. Hamilton and wife\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Deputy Chief Garry A. Hamilton and wife\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5750\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144639.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144640.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Paul A. Shrawder in as Deputy Chief of the Investigative Support Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='280e9c33e10445033683a9306443272a' data-image-id=\"5751\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144640.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144640.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. Shrawder\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Paul A. Shrawder in as Deputy Chief of the Investigative Support Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. Shrawder\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. 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