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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Crestwood Police Chief Warns Citizens of Recent Car Break-Ins

Chief Mike Paillou presented ways to prevent having your car broken into at last night’s Ward 2 town hall meeting.

There have been several car break-ins recently in Crestwood, and Police Chief Mike Paillou gave a prevention presentation at last night’s Ward Two town hall meeting. Paillou said that the break-ins started on the south side of town and have made their way into Ward Two, which has had six break-ins recently. “What we saw this summer, and we see it toward the end of every summer, is that our local youth are bored,” Paillou said. “In the majority of the thefts they are walking by and if your car is unlocked they are going to take your change, your laptop, whatever you’ve left in your car.”  High summer break-in numbers can be attributed to kids not being in school, later curfews and less supervision. Paillou said that it takes a while to get …

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