Protect yourself from car break-ins.

Always lock car doors, keep valuables out of sight.

The City of Milton Police Department responded to a call June 16 in the Fairmont subdivision in which an unlocked car was broken into. As such, Milton police Capt. Shawn McCarty warns residents that summer time means an uptick in the number of car break-ins.

These crimes of opportunity, often perpetrated by criminals looking for easy-to-grab items, can be foiled by simply locking your car doors and keeping valuables out of sight, said McCarty.

"Always lock your car doors, even in your own driveway," he said. "These incidents occur because suspects simply go from house to house trying to open car doors. Whatever they can find inside they take."

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