SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Alejandro Garcia said his car has been broken into three times since the start of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce it was twice in one week,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cIt\u2019s just disheartening. It makes you mad.\u201d<\/p>\n
He lives on the Southwest Side near Interstate 35 and West Ansley Boulevard. Across all three cases, his car windows have been smashed, and multiple parts have been damaged or stolen. <\/p>\n
Now, after paying the bill and with no suspects caught, he\u2019s calling on the San Antonio Police Department for help.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s costing \u201canywhere from $800 to $1200 to fix,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating when you live on a budget, and you\u2019re trying to move forward in life … something has to happen about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lizzandra Trevino, a public information officer for SAPD, said vehicle thefts, break-ins and vandalism happen across the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happens in all parts of San Antonio,\u201d she said. \u201cNorth, South, West, East side.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trevino said criminals often target vehicles or what\u2019s inside them, such as laptops, jewelry and firearms.<\/p>\n
When asked what SAPD does regularly to be more proactive in these types of crimes, Trevino said, \u201cDefinitely, what we do is we just do a lot of patrol bys.\u201d<\/p>\n
The department advises residents to lock their vehicles, put away their valuables, and report any crimes that may have happened.<\/p>\n
Data from SAPD shows that, between January and March of this year, vehicle thefts are down about 16% compared to last year. <\/p>\n
The most-stolen vehicles in our city last month, according to SAPD, were Ford F-Series pickups, Hyundai Elantras and Chevrolet Silverados.<\/p>\n
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