Credit Cards Stolen from Unlocked Car: Police

REDDING, CT — Police are investigating a report of credit cards stolen from an unlocked car.

Redding police received the call around 6 a.m. on Thursday. The missing cards were in a wallet, which was left behind in the car on Old Redding Road after the theft. The burglary occurred during the overnight from Aug. 29 into 30.

There has been a wave of thefts from unlocked cars in the southwestern Connecticut area. Police are urging all residents not to leave anything of value in their vehicles, and to keep them locked at all times.