Police: Rash of Car-Related Crimes on Same Day

On July 28, there were police reports for seven car-related incidents in Stow: 

1. A Mac Drive resident reported to that a radio was taken from his car. The car was unlocked in the parking lot. The radio is valued at $1,200.
2. Another Mac Drive resident told police that while his car was parked in the apartment complex parking lot, the face plate for his stereo was stolen. The item is valued at $100. 
3. A Vira Road woman told police a GPS and a cell phone charger were stolen from her unlocked car in her driveway. The items are valued at $225.
4. In the morning a Mac Drive resident told police that in the morning a cell phone charger, face plate, gift cards and vehicle registration were taken from his unlocked car in the apartment’s parking lot. The items are valued at $225.
5. A Portland Cove resident told police that his car was riffled through but no items were taken from the unlocked car in the driveway.
6. A Lake Point Court resident reported that a GPS unit, valued at $739, was taken from his locked car in the driveway.
7. A Marhofer Avenue resident told police three center caps from her vehicles car were taken. The lug nuts are valued at $30 each. 

"These thefts from motor vehicles are unfortunately not uncommon and they usually occur in clusters," Stow Police Chief Louis Dirker . "People often leave their cars unlocked and they invite thefts by leaving articles in plain sight inside the vehicles. Citizens should lock their vehicles, even in their driveways, and place articles in the trunk of the car if they want to leave them in the vehicle."

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