Keeping car locked could keep your entire house safe

Keeping car locked could keep your entire house safe Kissimmee police are out with a warning: leaving your car door unlocked, could unlock your entire house. According to Kissimmee Police reports, thieves also targeted a car in a gated section of the neighborhood. When we showed up, it still appeared to be unlocked. A gun, GPS, and sunglasses were all stolen from the cars, but in two cases, garage door openers were also taken then used to open the doors. They used that key to unlock the front door to the house and stole a Play Station 3 and $3,000. "Vandalism is what it really is, it's not even theft," said Cox. "Do you lock the door that goes from your property into your garage? Most people don't," Miller said. Since late February, we found at least eight unlocked cars broken-into in the Oaks Golf Club and Community. So far, no arrests have been made in the break-ins. Kissimmee police say in those cases nothing appeared missing from the garages, but they warn the thieves are bold. "You should never leave your car door unlocked and you should never leave anything in your car," Miller said. Neighbor Verle Cox works on cars in his garage. "We call it non-forced entry or victim assisted crimes, because basically as a victim, I'm assisting you to steal my property by not locking your doors," said Kissimmee Police spokeswoman, Stacie Miller. $1,000 for a brand new top is what hurts people. Cox says he and many other soft-top owners are afraid to lock their car doors, in case thieves cut the roofs. Dueling co-hosts Katie Couric and Sarah Palin are the latest shots fired in a long-running war to dominate the morning show TV market. Keeping car locked could keep your entire house safe Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 04/04/2012