McNally Urges Residents To Safeguard Against Car Thefts, Burglaries

DARIEN, CT — In her biweekly newsletter this week, Darien First Selectman Monica McNally urged residents to lock their car doors and take their belongings with them in order to prevent against car thefts and burglaries.

"Burglaries, and stolen cars with key fobs inside, are an ongoing issue in Darien. Many, if not most, of these crimes would be prevented by residents simply locking their vehicles and taking their keys with them at all times," McNally said. "Cars have been stolen from virtually every street in Darien, at all hours of the day and night. There is never a safe time to leave your car unlocked."

On July 24, the Darien Police Department responded to five separate reports of car burglaries in town.

McNally said police have spent "thousands of hours on unlocked car burglaries and the detective division is doing great work on identifying many of the perpetrators via diligent 'after the fact' investigative efforts."

She went on to say that most thieves are looking for "easy scores" like cash, phones, computers and purses, among other items.

"Unfortunately, many of the stolen cars are used in different crimes such as: robberies, drug deals, firearms offenses and homicides in other communities," McNally said. "Please do your part to prevent these ongoing thefts by simply locking your car at all times. When thieves come and repeatedly find cars locked, they will move on."