Sometimes there’s a tendency in small towns to believe bad things like break-ins and robberies won’t happen.  Oskaloosa Police Lieutenant Nathan Johnson says bad things can happen…especially if you leave your vehicle unlocked.

“Common sense says lock your vehicle.  We live in a small town and it’s great to have that mentality.  But we do still have people out there who are willing to take advantage of people who don’t lock their vehicles.  And the same thing with houses.  You’d be surprised how many houses are just left unlocked.”

Recently there was a report in Oskaloosa of two handguns stolen from a vehicle.  That vehicle wasn’t locked and the guns were in plain sight.