By: Las Vegas Now Staff
A local neighborhood has been left victimized with numerous cars vandalized and the thieves still on the loose. One man counted 10 cars that were hit in just two nights.
Neighbors say it's been a crime spree they can't believe. Many thought their cars and homes would be safe because of their community's security gate. It's designed to keep the trouble out, but the iron bars proved to be nothing more than a false sense of security.
For the last few weeks, David Hayes and many of his neighbors have come under attack.
“Somebody broke into my truck stole the stereo tools I had behind the seat,” he said.
The brazen thieves strike under the cover of night. The owner of the truck said they didn't break any windows or cause any other damage. Their targets were set and tuned in on the radio.
“Left change in the glove box — left CD's on the seat,” said Hayes.
All these neighbors could do was file a report but Metro officials say the culprits will be hard to find.
“They are a little more challenging to solve for many reasons like lack of physical evidence, no witness or people not willing to testify,” said Metro Officer Jose Montoya.
Montoya says sometimes victims make themselves easy targets. He's asking people to use common sense to protect their goods, “A property crime is a crime of opportunity. He will be in and out in less then 20 seconds. Don't make it easy for the guy to take it from you.”
But Metro say there is something you can do like locking your car doors and using the alarm.
Good advice that Ed McCormick hopes his neighbors will follow, “I made a flier and passed it out on Friday night to every house in the neighborhood.”
Metro says other neighborhoods should follow suit because it's so hard to catch these types of criminals. It's going to be up to you to get them before they get in your gate, get your goods and get out.
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