^Wow...you don't hear too many stories like that. Seeing as though it only takes 3 seconds to smash a window, reach in and grab the item, and take off, it's very easy to miss something. But, the getting in takes more time....but not by much.
Watch for the guys peering into the car windows. We get calls on them all the time. But, we rarely get calls on the guys actively breaking into cars.
We are finally getting to the point where we have enough officers to start "DP" again. This means that we get to sit at hot spots and wait for these peckerheads to do their thing. We caught bunches of criminals years ago when we had enough guys to run DP...and knew what they were doing. Seeing as though I work the same major shopping area everyday, I know the hot spots and the stores that get hit regularly. We will catch some more guys pretty quickly here. Dang....love this job!
