Oskaloosa Police are investigating a couple of thefts in the northwest part of town this week. Lieutenant Nathan Johnson says handguns were stolen from vehicles in two separate incidents.

“Essentially, all it was was people just leaving firearms in their vehicles and them being unlocked. Lately we’ve run into that where vehicles are obviously easy targets for thieves and (the vehicles) were in plain sight and the doors were unlocked.”

Johnson says these thefts serve as a reminder that you should keep valuables out of plain sight…and also that you should lock your vehicle, even if you think it’s in a safe area.