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Number of car burglaries in the North Village continues to rise, while on-campus thefts decrease

 
By LOIC HOSTETTER
Published September 12, 2011, 6:31 am in News Westwood
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Car burglaries have doubled since this time last year in Westwood’s North Village, but on-campus structures have seen a decrease in car burglaries this summer, according to university police records.

In a recent string of car thefts, three cars were broken into on Veteran and Weyburn avenues on Sept. 4. Another three were broken into on Gayley and upper Landfair avenues on the same day.

In each of the burglaries, the passenger-side windows were smashed to gain entry to the car. The suspects did not enter the car, but rather reached into the car from the outside, searching the glove compartment and any compartments in the center console, said UCPD detective Gene Gorostiza.

University police are investigating the thefts, but Gorostiza said the suspects are currently unknown.

There have been 14 car burglaries in the North Village so far this summer, compared to a reported seven burglaries in the period from July 1 to Sept. 30 last year. The burglaries represent a 250 percent increase in car thefts since 2009, when only four occurred.

Car burglaries have decreased, however, in on-campus parking lots and structures.

In both 2009 and 2010, there were 29 reported burglaries and thefts from cars on campus from July 1 to Sept. 30. During the same period this year, there have been only six.

To prevent thefts, university police recommend students not leave valuable items exposed in the car.

Anything that suggests the presence of a GPS, cellphone or similar item of value, such as a charger or a GPS stand, may mark a car as a target, Gorostiza said.

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