PGPD PGPD Urges Residents to Never Leave Vehicle Running Unattended

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As we move into the colder months, the Prince George’s County Police Department is again urging residents to never leave their vehicles running unattended. Vehicle jump-in thefts are a crime of opportunity that often increase during the fall and winter as residents start their cold, unattended vehicles in order to allow them to warm up.





So far in 2021, there have been 610 vehicle jump-in thefts reported across the county. During this same time last year, there were 388 of these thefts. Jump-in thefts occur in residential neighborhoods as well as outside of businesses.

“These are crimes of opportunity and we cannot stress enough how dangerous it is to leave a car running unattended. Even for a few seconds. That’s all it takes for criminals. What’s worse, is that in many of our stolen car cases, the cars are then used in other crimes,” said Lt. Justice Halsey of our Strategic Investigations Division.



Please remember:

• Never leave children in a vehicle running unattended.
• Push-to-start vehicles left running unattended can also be stolen.
• Never leave your key fob in the vehicle.
• Stay with your vehicle as you allow it to warm up.

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If anyone has information regarding any jump in thefts, please call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.)

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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