Crime & Safety
Blotter: Thieves Target Unlocked Cars
See how unlocked cars are being targeted in Springfield.
The following information was supplied by the . Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Unlocked Car on Lynbrooke Road Rummaged
August 13: A resident from the 400 block of Lynbrooke Road reported that sometime during the night someone entered his unlocked vehicle and rummaged through the interior while the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the home. It does not appear as if anything was taken.
Phillies Cap, iPod Stolen From Car on Garden Road
August 15: A resident from the 400 block of Garden Road reported that sometime during the night someone entered his unlocked jeep and stole an iPod and a red Phillies cap while the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the home.
Residents on Claremont, East Scenic and Other Roads Report Thefts From Vehicles
August 16: The below listed residents reported that sometime during the night someone entered their unlocked vehicles and stole the below listed items.
- 200 block Claremont Road-Vehicle rummaged through-driveway
- 200 block Claremont Road-Loose change-street
- 200 block Claremont Road-Loose change-driveway
- 400 block Claremont Road-Vehicle rummaged through-driveway
- 200 block Butler Road-2 Vehicles-Loose Change, Dell Computer, & Cellular Phone-driveway
- 100 block Sherman Road-Vehicle rummaged through-driveway
- 100 block E. Scenic Road-Cup of change-driveway
- 100 block E. Scenic Road-Cup of change-driveway
- 100 block E. Scenic Road-Vehicle rummaged through-driveway
- 300 block Madison Road-Cup of change-driveway
Garden Road Resident Reports iPod Touch, GPS Theft From Vehicle
August 17: A resident from the 300 block of Garden Road reported that sometime over the past week someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole an iPod Touch and a Garmin GPS Unit while the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the home.
Maplewood Road Resident Reports GPS Theft From Vehicle
August 18: A resident from the 400 block of Maplewood Road reported that sometime over the last two days someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole a Garmin GPS Unit while the vehicle was parked in the driveway of the home.
