South Carolina deputies are reminding people to lock their cars after a string of recent car break-ins. “Just one simple motion can save a lot of hurt in the long run because they’re going to get ahold of credit cards, different numbers, personal information and I mean that’s weeks of cleanup time versus just a few seconds of a click of a button,” said Shale Remien, a public information officer for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Remien said there have been at least 30 reports of car break-ins since the end of April. She said a majority of the break-ins happened early in the morning, between 3 to 6 a.m. The break-ins have been reported in different neighborhoods, including several in the Piedmont area. “What’s alarming is it’s been consistent within the month of May,” Remien said. “They’re leaving it up to chance. They’re going neighborhood to neighborhood and kind of just seeing where they can strike, where their best opportunity is.” More news (Story continues after links)1 dead in Greenville crash, coroner saysPlans announced for new minor league stadium, team in UpstateWhat was it? Large boom, rumble heard around Charleston areaAccording to Remien, the sheriff’s office believes five or six people are responsible for many of the break-ins. “I think they are working as a group and they’re dividing and conquering,” Remien said. “There’s power in numbers and there’s about five to six of them that will just go around from neighborhood to neighborhood, kind of pull on the door and see what they can find.” The sheriff’s office said cars were left unlocked in all of these cases and is reminding people to lock their cars. Remien said surveillance video is helpful in their investigation and encouraged people to check their video footage to see if their cameras may have captured something different than others in the neighborhood. “It’s crucial to have all the different angles because one camera might pick up a detail with these suspects that we didn’t have before,” Remien said. The sheriff’s office said it is increasing patrols in certain areas.
South Carolina deputies are reminding people to lock their cars after a string of recent car break-ins.
“Just one simple motion can save a lot of hurt in the long run because they’re going to get ahold of credit cards, different numbers, personal information and I mean that’s weeks of cleanup time versus just a few seconds of a click of a button,” said Shale Remien, a public information officer for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
Remien said there have been at least 30 reports of car break-ins since the end of April. She said a majority of the break-ins happened early in the morning, between 3 to 6 a.m. The break-ins have been reported in different neighborhoods, including several in the Piedmont area.
“What’s alarming is it’s been consistent within the month of May,” Remien said. “They’re leaving it up to chance. They’re going neighborhood to neighborhood and kind of just seeing where they can strike, where their best opportunity is.”
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According to Remien, the sheriff’s office believes five or six people are responsible for many of the break-ins.
“I think they are working as a group and they’re dividing and conquering,” Remien said. “There’s power in numbers and there’s about five to six of them that will just go around from neighborhood to neighborhood, kind of pull on the door and see what they can find.”
The sheriff’s office said cars were left unlocked in all of these cases and is reminding people to lock their cars.
Remien said surveillance video is helpful in their investigation and encouraged people to check their video footage to see if their cameras may have captured something different than others in the neighborhood.
“It’s crucial to have all the different angles because one camera might pick up a detail with these suspects that we didn’t have before,” Remien said.
The sheriff’s office said it is increasing patrols in certain areas.
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