Residents of Parkview Street, Roosevelt Boulevard and Hood Street got some first-hand experience last week on the value of locking their vehicles at night.
The Commerce Police Department reported seven cases of entering an auto, all on the same night, involving at least 10 unlocked vehicles. In some cases, the thief or thieves got nothing, but other owners were not so lucky.
A 48-year-old white female reported that someone entered her vehicle on Parkview Street and stole an iPod worth $150.
Another Parkview Street woman said someone entered four vehicles in her driveway, taking a purse from a Toyota Camry. The victim found the purse at the end of the driveway — minus $65 in cash.
A 43-year-old white female told police that someone entered her unlocked Jeep Liberty that was in her Hood Street driveway and stole a bank bag containing miscellaneous papers and a bottle containing three Lortabs.
On Roosevelt Boulevard, a 65-year-old white male reported that someone entered his unlocked truck, but that nothing was missing. On the same street, a 41-year-old white male reported someone stole a camera and a GPS unit from his Ford pickup truck.
A 69-year-old white male, also on Roosevelt, reported that someone entered his Ford pickup truck but did no damage and stole nothing. Another neighbor, a 27-year-old white male, reported a $200 Tom Tom GPS device stolen from his unlocked Chevy Silverado.