Car burglars target vehicles of spring break visitors at West Side hotels<\/a><\/p>\nSandoval said in some cases, the criminals have walked away with thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n
Also of concern for the task force is the issue of guns being left behind by their owners, then stolen from their cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll think, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s in my glove compartment. It\u2019s in my middle compartment,\u2019 but it\u2019s not safe there,\u201d Sandoval said.<\/p>\n
People at the Candlewood Suites near San Antonio’s airport woke up to broken windows on their vehicles. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n
While she was not able to confirm a destination for those stolen weapons, other officers previously have told KSAT 12 News the guns could be used in other crimes or sold to people in other countries.<\/p>\n
In one recent crime spree at a North Side hotel earlier this month, burglars appeared to have their sights set on pickups.<\/p>\n
They broke into at least seven vehicles parked at the business off Isom Road. Four of them were pickups.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of times people think that because it\u2019s a truck, yeah, there might be more firearms in there. Sometimes there are,\u201d Sandoval said.<\/p>\n
Although cash and weapons are hot in demand by these burglars, police say car owners shouldn\u2019t leave anything to temptation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou leave a purse, you leave a backpack, a cellphone, it\u2019s easy to grab,\u201d Sandoval said.<\/p>\n
In one case, she said, even a bag of trash prompted a break-in by a car burglar.<\/p>\n
The bottom line is to take everything of value, and even what you may not think is valuable, with you instead of leaving it in your vehicle, Sandoval said. <\/p>\n
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