Vehicles Stolen, Burglarized In Greenwich: PD

GREENWICH — One vehicle was stolen and another was burglarized over the weekend in Greenwich, police said. Both incidents occurred sometime overnight between Wednesday, Oct. 2, and Thursday, Oct. 3.

According to Lt. John Slusarz, a Lexus RX 330 was stolen from a driveway on Shorelands Place in the Riverside area of town. In that incident, the vehicle's door was unlocked and the keys were inside, Slusarz said.

A 2019 Toyota Sienna was also entered on Deepwoods Lane within the same time frame. Slusarz said change was stolen from the vehicle, which was unlocked at the time.

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Last month, three more care thefts were reported in town, two of which were due to keys being left in the vehicles. According to Slusarz, a 2014 BMW 550 XI was stolen from Jofran Lane sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 7:15 a.m. the following day.

The vehicle was unlocked and the keys were inside, Slusarz said. It was subsequently recovered upstate by police on Sept. 22.

On Sept. 19, a 2017 Ford Explorer Sport was stolen from a driveway on Stoney Wylde Lane, sometime between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. In that incident, the vehicle was also unlocked with the keys inside, Slusarz said.

The vehicle was also found upstate by police on Sept. 22, however it was not the same town where the BMW was recovered.

A 2016 Land Rover Range Rover was also stolen from Field Point Road sometime during the evening of Sept. 20 and recovered out of state by police the next morning. Slusarz said it was unclear if the keys were left inside the vehicle, however there was no indication any damage was made to the car.

"These criminals are basically lazy," Slusarz said to Patch. "They'll come into neighborhoods early in the morning or late at night and check all the vehicles' doors, looking for cars that are unlocked."

Slusarz said criminals often look in the glove boxes of unlocked vehicles for valuables and find the keys to the vehicle. Police remind residents to lock their vehicles and to make sure the keys are brought inside.