Police are urging members of the public to remain vigilant with their valuable possessions as they endeavour to apprehend more property crime offenders within the community.
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A post on the Dubbo Trash And Treasure page on Facebook on Sunday indicated the presence of juveniles in the Eastridge area that were targeting cars.
The post came little more than a week after a suspected stolen vehicle was driven into a house in South Dubbo.
While statistics in a large number of key crime areas are falling, police are adamant the community should not relax.
“We’re seeing improvements with our statistics but it’s important that people still take care of their valuables,” Orana Mid-Western Police District commander Superintendent Peter McKenna said.
“I wouldn’t say there’s been a spate of crimes in regards to steal from motor vehicle but there are juvenile suspects we have identified and we’re trying to work with that.
“We’ve also made some other arrests and we’ll keep trying to bring the number of crimes down.”
We’re seeing improvements with our statistics but it's important that people still take care of their valuables.
- Peter McKenna
Supt McKenna said the key to avoiding becoming a victim is employing a common sense approach to belongings.
“In some cases we are still seeing examples where people are leaving their keys in the car,” he said.
“In others there’s valuable items left sitting on one of the seats.
“We find that steal from motor vehicle cases are generally very opportunistic crimes. The offenders will wander around from car to car, often at night and often in quiet neighbourhoods.
“If they have a look inside and see something of value, chances are they will try and break in and steal it.
“But by leaving nothing of value in the car and having it locked, it becomes far harder for them, and that’s what we’re asking people to do.
“Make it not so lucrative and as hard as possible to get anything of value.”
