There have been several reports of car burglaries in the No Coast Network listening area.  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says there have been over 30 car burglaries and a number of stolen vehicle reports in Pella, Pleasantville and Melcher-Dallas.  Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdt tells the No Coast Network these appear to be crimes of opportunity.

“They’ll come and if a vehicle is unlocked, they’ll rummage through it.  It doesn’t seem like they’re breaking out windows or doing a lot of damage right now.  it’s more of the vehicles that are unlocked.  Also with vehicles, there have been some stolen vehicles where people have left the keys in their cars. They’ll steal the vehicle, take it to another town.”

Sandholt says while people in the region feel safe, we have to remember to lock our cars and homes and not leave keys inside a vehicle.