Spike in Car Burglaries Reported in Ridgewood
Items taken – often from unlocked vehicles – range from loose change to laptops.
Continuing a recent trend, numerous car burglaries have been reported in Ridgewood in the last week. According to Ridgewood police, four incidents alone were reported on Tuesday, Oct. 2. At about 5 a.m. a Briarcliff Road resident saw a man rummaging through his car, which was parked in the driveway. Police say the man fled when he began banging on the window. Despite police and a county K-9 unit searching the area, no suspect emerged. On the same day, two North Murray Avenue residents told police they'd been scoped out. One woman told the cops some cash was taken from her wallet, which was left in the car. Another said his vehicle had been entered but did not notice anything missing. Perhaps needing quarters to park downtown, a thief was …
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Andrew J
11:10 am on Thursday, October 11, 2012
J.D., yes a smashed window would be evidence of a break, but I mentioned that as an example that with thieves around, a mere lock is not enough and as an example that thieves are becoming more aggressive and taking things a step further. I'm not sure why there has been so much resistance from some posters to comments asking for more law enforcement response. As for Boyd's theory, and I won't harp… more ›