St. Charles Police Seek Leads in 11 Car Burglaries

St. Charles police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles when they’re unattended after officers were swamped Thursday morning with 11 reports of vehicle burglaries overnight on both side of the city.

According to a release, all of the break-ins occurred on the Northeast Side — on Lewis Court, Stonehedge Road, and Dunham Place — and on the Near West Side on Timbers Trail, Timbers Court, Timbers Circle, and Carrol Road.

Police said all of the burglaries occurred between midnight and 3 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013, and involved vehicles whose owners left them unsecured. A GPS unit was taken from one of the vehicles. The other 10 break-ins, the release states, involved the theft of small sums of currency and coins that had been left inside the vehicle.

Police said all 11 incidents are under investigation. According to the release, the department’s evidence technician processed all 11 vehicles for evidence.

The St. Charles Police Department reminds residents to lock their unattended cars and leave no personal property in the vehicle.

Anyone with information about  the break-ins can call the St. Charles Police Department non-emergency number 630-377-4435. A reward will be offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible.

Confidential information can also be left on the city of St. Charles website’s Crime/Drug Tip page.