Just a reminder to everyone they should be locking car doors
and removing valuables from inside, even when the car is parked at your home.
Six Upper Keys residents found out the hard way this weekend
that leaving your car unlocked with valuables inside can be costly. Deputies
responded to homes on Plantation Road and Buttonwood Avenue in Key Largo;
Harbor Lane in Plantation Key and Captain’s Court and Sebring Drive in Tavernier
to reports of vehicle burglaries over the weekend. A number of valuable items
were taken from the unlocked cars, including a wallet, a purse, a gun and a
laptop computer.
The victim on Buttonwood Drive confronted possible suspects
who were in a vehicle attempting to leave the area; as the suspects drove away,
they hit the victim’s leg with their car. The victim was fortunately not
seriously injured.
The Sheriff’s Office recommends you always lock car doors
when parking anywhere and remove valuable items from inside like wallets,
purses, weapons and electronics. If you do see someone you believe to be a
suspect, do not directly confront the person; instead, attempt to get a tag
number and as much of a detailed description as possible of the vehicle and the
suspect. Confronting the suspect can be dangerous, particularly if the suspect
is armed and feels threatened.
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