Chevy Chase Village issued the following announcement on Nov. 19.
Just before 6:00 a.m. today (Monday, November 19, 2018), a resident called police to report debris in the roadway on Grafton Street. Officers Timmerman and Chung arrived to find a briefcase and a shopping bag which made them suspect that thieves had recently discarded the items after they’d stolen them from cars.
The officers began to look for signs of theft, and they quickly spotted several cars that appeared to have been entered by thieves (glove compartments left open, items dumped on seats, etc.). In all, 14 cars had been entered along the 3-block length of Grafton Street from Chevy Chase Circle to Wisconsin Avenue. All of the cars had been unlocked.
As of this writing, nothing was stolen from the majority of the cars that were entered. Coins, a small tool, sunglasses and credit cards were taken from a few cars.
A resident reported to police that he heard a noise at about 5:00 a.m., and he saw a car exiting the Village against the ‘Do Not Enter’ sign at Grafton and Wisconsin. Village Police will be reviewing the images on the traffic camera at that location to see if the violating vehicle might be related to these thefts.
Residents are urged to lock their car doors every time they park their car regardless of the hour. These thieves will likely return since they found so many unlocked cars this morning. It was too easy for them. We need your help to make it harder for thieves to get into your cars. For the benefit of you and your neighbors, please lock it up!
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