Attempted Smash and Grab at Alon's

A person attempted to steal a backpack on Friday from a car parked at in Morningside, according to witnesses.

The person tried to break a back window of a car with a rock and take a child's backpack in the back seat, according to an e-mail sent to the community.

The attempt was unsuccessful and the person fled from the parking lot.

“This exemplifies the need to keep parked cars cleaned out at all times, even in busy parking lots,” Virginia-Highland safety chair John Wolfinger said in an e-mail to residents.

The Clean Car Campaign, organized by the Atlanta Police Department, also reminds residents to remove all valuable items from cars to avoid car break-ins.

For more safety tips, visit the Atlanta Police Department website.