Officers urge people not to leave valuables in their cars. A thief is waiting for an opportunity. “Let us remember that properly securing our property will protect us from the unpleasant consequences of theft,” they add.
Breaking a car window and taking a bag left on the vehicle’s seat takes a thief just a few or a dozen seconds. Let us remember that opportunity makes the thief. Drivers and passengers often underestimate the value of items they leave in their cars. To a thief, often acting opportunistically, even an empty bag, an old navigation device, a cardboard box from a computer or phone may have value and attract their interest. Without much thought, the thief will break the window to take the item left inside.
We often think that there is no one nearby and leave valuable items in the car. After all, we leave the vehicle only for a moment, to quickly take care of something and return straight away. How surprised we are later when documents, money and other valuables disappear from the car...
Police officers appeal to drivers and passengers not to leave electronic equipment, boxes, bags, backpacks, clothing, documents, mobile phones, navigation devices and similar items in their cars. Let us remember that our safety depends above all on how sensible and careful we are.