Crime & Safety
Two More Break-Ins at Mount Pleasant Car Dealerships
It's the 2nd and 3rd break-ins reported at Racine-area auto dealerships in a week. Police are looking for suspects in most recent crimes.
RACINE COUNTY - Police are investigating two separate break-ins early Thursday morning at car dealerships.
According to a report from FOX 6, thieves hit the Palmen Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership on Washington Ave., along with one at the Racine Toyota dealership on Kilbourn Drive.The burglaries reportedly took place between 1:44 a.m. and 3:10 a.m.
FOX 6 is reporting the following:
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Palmen
At Palmen Chrysler, the suspect(s) smashed the glass to the showroom -- and then attempted to steal a Jeep Cherokee by driving it into the glass showroom wall repeatedly.
Racine Toyota
Police say the suspects gained entry by smashing a glass door near the service department. The suspects then drove a car from inside the service department through the overhead garage door -- and then abandoned that car on the dealership lot.
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It's the third such incident in Racine County in less than a week.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested early Monday after police say he stole a car and crashed the vehicle at the Porcaro Ford dealership Mount Pleasant.
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