Last weekend I went hiking up Fryman Canyon in Studio City with some friends just like I do every weekend. We met there early in the morning and as we were walking in the parking lot, there were multiple police cars parked and a few police officers walking around the empty cars. I stopped and asked one of the officers if everything was okay. He told me that there have been a lot of reports of cars getting broken into while people were hiking. He also said that they were walking around looking into these parked cars and he was seeing that people were leaving valuable items in clear view inside their car. He pointed to the 2 cars that were parked right where we were standing and told me to take a look. The car on the right had cash just laying on the passenger seat and the car on the left had a cell phone in the cup holder. Thieves don't have to think twice about which car to break into when they see these things in plain site. While most of us consider the valley to be a relatively safe area to live, we still live in a large city and things are bound to happen. If we would like to cut down on crime here, we are going to have to put effort into not attracting into our neighborhoods, public parks and other areas. The holiday seasons are here now as well, and criminals are looking for opportunity. When we park our cars, please remember to hide and remove anything valuable. Even diaper bags that may not contain anything of value can look like loot to a thief. Remember to also put your shopping bags and boxes in your trunk and out of site. Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks is another place that thieves lurk around looking for people to leave things in their cars. So this holiday season, and all other times as well, be safe and keep your car clean and everything out of site of potential thieves.
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