Police in Shaler Township are warning people to take precautions after someone tried to steal a Ford pickup truck early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
It happened on Summit Street, ending in a crash. Police say it occurred around 2 a.m.<\/p>\n
“It’s a little shocking,” neighbor Noelle Eastley said.<\/p>\n
Stealing seemed to be a theme on Summit Street last night, Eastley said.<\/p>\n
“There were a couple of break-ins,” she said. “I know next door, her makeup bag was taken out.”<\/p>\n
Shaler police said they were called for an attempted vehicle theft. They said the victim was awake and heard his vehicle start.<\/p>\n
The victim proceeded to confront the suspects in his driveway, police said. That’s when the suspected driver backed up the truck, trying to get away, and hit a neighbor’s house.<\/p>\n
It caused heavy damage to that house and the front porch, police said. The driver and the other suspect fled.<\/p>\n
“We have no real description,” Lt. Josh Watkins of the Shaler Township Police Department said. “The victim was unable to give us a description of the suspects.”<\/p>\n
Shaler police say vehicle thefts aren’t common in town, but vehicle break-ins are.<\/p>\n
They’re now reminding residents to lock their vehicles, secure their valuables, and not leave their keys in their vehicles.<\/p>\n
“It is confusing that people still to this day refuse to lock their vehicles,” Lt. Watkins said.<\/p>\n
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