A message to all car owners: lock your vehicles!
If you haven’t seen or heard about the recent car break-ins, then consider this your warning.
Recently in North New Hyde Park there has been a tremendous rise in car break-ins since June.
Unfortunately many of these could’ve been avoided very easily if the owners of the vehicle had simply locked the car.
More times than not, the criminals going around committing these crimes will leave the car alone if it is locked. There are few times they would actually break into the car.
This leads me to my second point: do not leave any valuables in the car overnight.
Make sure to take your money, wallet and any other valuables from the car each and every night.
Unfortunately with Nassau County experiencing budget shortfalls don’t expect to see any increase in police manpower and expanded police patrols anytime soon.
Locking your car overnight will go a long way in preventing criminals from disrupting your life.
Ryan O’Donnell
New Hyde Park
