Vehicles Stolen, Entered In Greenwich: PD

GREENWICH, CT — Two vehicles were stolen and another three had items taken from them over the weekend in Greenwich, predominantly in the Riverside area of town, according to police.

Lieutenant John Slusarz said a Mazda 3 was stolen from a driveway on Dorchester Lane sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. The vehicle was later recovered in another town.

Within that same time period, a Nissan Pathfinder on Breezemont Avenue and both a Jeep Cherokee and a Mercedes-Benz on Leonard Avenue were entered and rummaged through. Slusarz said the vehicles were unlocked and loose change was stolen from all three.

A 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE was stolen from Lake Avenue sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The vehicle was also recovered in another town.

Last week, two similar incidents were reported on Carrona Drive and King Street, in which electronics, including a laptop, and credit cards were stolen.

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."