Dunwoody Police Remind Drivers to Lock Doors; Some Disagree

Dunwoody residents are debating whether it’s better to lock your vehicle to deter thieves, or leave your doors unlocked with no valuables in the car so windows aren’t smashed.

The debate is taking place on the Dunwoody Police Department’s Facebook page. Police posted this cautionary note: “Responding to a series of entering autos in the neighborhood off Laurelwood Rd. All of the vehicles were left unlocked, so yet again, we want to remind you to take, lock, hide.”

Reader Marc Fredo wrote: “Why can’t people just lock their cars, following the police’s common sense recommendations of “take, lock, hide?”

But another resident said that he thought there was less risk of thieves bashing out windows in their search for electronics and credit cards if he left the doors unlocked.

Said Adam Cleary: “Unlock and have a few things taken or smashed out window? tough decision. my old neighborhood got hit one night, 3 smashed windows in cars, I left mine unlocked, they took my spare change. next year, they smashed out my window looking for GPS (suction cup smudge on glass). $500 for window and broken window motor. Take your pick,”

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