Car Stolen In Shorewood Was Left Running And Unlocked: Police

SHOREWOOD, WI — Despite numerous warnings up and down the North Shore about car thefts, another vehicle that was left running, unlocked and unoccupied was taken from a driveway early Thursday.

Shorewood police are reporting that on March 2 at about 7:25 a.m. the Shorewood Police Department responded to the 1500 Block E. Marion St. for a theft of a motor vehicle left unattended and running in the driveway.

Police say the vehicle was recovered the vehicle within 20 minutes of the theft when they found it abandoned in the City of Milwaukee.

The Shorewood Police Department is reminding residents to never leave any vehicle unoccupied while it is running or to leave a vehicle unoccupied with keys to the vehicle inside of it. These thefts can happen at any time if the opportunity is present, a vast majority of the recent incidents have occurred in the morning hours while the vehicles were left running and unattended while “warming up.”

Shorewood police are encouraging residents to lock their vehicles and take their keys with them any time the vehicle is left unattended. Doing so takes away the criminal opportunity, police said.

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