Vehicle Burglary

On August 10th around 7:15 a.m., police were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of E. Minnesota Street for a report of a vehicle burglary. Police arrived and spoke to the owner of the vehicle. The owner reported that a loaded pistol was taken from a door pocket of the unlocked vehicle. Also taken was a loaded magazine for the pistol.

This incident spotlights a very dangerous behavior: Never store a firearm in an unsecured vehicle. Always lock your vehicle and remove any valuable items from it if you’re leaving it unattended. Vehicles make terrible gun safes. So far this year, the RCPD has investigated at least 14 incidents of firearms being taken from vehicles. In 11 of those cases, the firearm was taken from an unlocked vehicle.