KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is warning residents of an uptick in car-related thefts.
He spoke with WKZO on the subject Wednesday morning.
“It seems like it’s a non-ending event right now,” Sheriff Fuller said. “The rash of larcenies from vehicles and car thefts are all over the State of Michigan and all over this county of Kalamazoo.”
According to Fuller, it would appear as though a group of people are responsible for the thefts.
“What we’re finding is a group of people jumping out of one vehicle, going through an entire neighborhood in the middle of the night, and going through vehicles stealing change, stealing computers, stealing purses. One vehicle had a purse with cash and checkbooks, and the vehicle itself was stolen because the keys were in it.”
Fuller says it is critical that residents lock their cars and don’t leave the keys inside.
“Remember, vehicles only get stolen when the keys are in them,” Fuller said. “That’s happening so much where sometimes we’re taking five reports over a weekend. In every single one of them, the keys were in the car.”
To listen to the full interview, click here.
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