Brick Police Issue Reminders To Lock Vehicles, Hide Valuables In Them

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township police are urging residents to take precautions to prevent items from being stolen from their vehicles.

In a post on Facebook, police urge residents to do the following:

• Always lock the door and leave the windows rolled up
• Install a vehicle alarm or mechanical lock for the steering wheel or ignition
• Always activate any auto alarms or anti-theft devices.
• Keep all valuable items out of sight. Expensive items in full view invite theft even if the vehicle is locked. Don’t advertise the types of equipment you have in your vehicle.
• Place valuable items in your trunk, not the front or back seats.
• Do not leave money, checkbooks, or credit cards in the vehicle at any time.

Police posted the tips a few days after they issued an alert seeking information on a silver SUV that was cruising parking lots at child care facilities in town. Two vehicles were burglarized — one by smashing a passenger side window, the second via an unlocked door — and purses taken from both that were left on the front seats of the vehicles, police said.

Witnesses told police the silver SUV, possibly a Hyundai, was occupied by two black males wearing black hats and black jackets.

Anyone who has had similar incidents or anyone with information about these incidents or information about the SUV and its occupants is asked to contact Detective Daniel Waleski at 732-262-1170.

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