Hartford PD Chart Shows Many Keys Left in Stolen Suburban Vehicles

HARTFORD, CT — A statistical chart released this week by Hartford police shows a good number of vehicles that showed up in the city were stolen from the suburbs with the keys left in them.

The chart prompted a number of local police departments to issue another warning to residents that vehicles should be locked and the keys brought inside. FOB devices should be moved out of range, police said.
Here is a sampling of vehicle thefts from Patch towns in Hartford County:

Berlin

• July 7, Honda Civic (key in vehicle)
• July 14, Ford Taurus (key in vehicle)

Glastonbury

• July 21, Dodge Durango (key in vehicle)

Newington

• July 3, Mercedes RX 350 (key not in vehicle)

Manchester

• July 19, Subaru Forester (key not in vehicle)

South Windsor

• July 23, Ford Fusion (key in vehicle)

Wethersfield

• July 6, Jeep Cherokee (key in vehicle)
• July 17, Nissan Altima (key in vehicle)
• July 18, Honda Accord (key in vehicle)
• July 19, Ford Escape (key in vehicle)
• July 21, Hyundai Elantra (key in vehicle)

Windsor

• July 9, Mercedes C65 (key in vehicle)
• July 22, Toyota Camry (key in vehicle)
• July 24, Hyundai Azero (key not in vehicle)

Windsor Locks

• July 16, Nissan Altima, (key not in vehicle)

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