Beach Passes, Gift Cards Stolen From Vehicle In Greenwich: PD

GREENWICH, CT — Beach passes and gift cards were stolen from a Subaru Forester on Halsey Drive overnight on Sunday. Lieutenant John Slusarz said the items were reported stolen after the owner went outside and noticed the vehicle's door was ajar.

The incident is one of a number of thefts involving vehicles to have occurred over the past couple months in Greenwich.

On Aug. 13, electronic games and a laptop were reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Carrona Drive, near the Old Greenwich Train Station. A day later, credit cards were reported missing from a vehicle on King Street near the Fairview Country Club.

Two similar incidents were reported in July, in which a wallet was taken from a 2018 Subaru Outback on North Crossway and a beach pass was stolen from a 2014 Acura MDX on Lockwood Lane.

Back in December, Greenwich Police issued a warning to remind residents about locking their vehicles in order to keep their valuables safe.

"Most of the auto theft reports in Greenwich routinely reveal that the vehicles taken were easy targets because the keys were left inside or made available to thieves," police said in the warning. "A continuing community concern is the theft of items from the interior of motor vehicles. An iPad or cell phone sitting on the passenger's seat of your car is eye-candy to a criminal. Even loose change is enough to invite some to break in. Remove valuables or hide them out of eyesight."