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Just an FYI:

So I'm sitting out on my porch a little while ago (just after midnight) on Henry Avenue, and this group of mid-to-late teens (about 6 or 7 of them) come ambling down the street, trying to break into each car.  (Part of me was like, wait, you don't SEE ME sitting here smoking my cigarette and reading my book?  WTH?)

After they turned the corner onto Lexington and were out of earshot, I called the Somerville police non-emergency line, and within three or four minutes, two cop cars were in the area.  (Well done on the response, SPD!)

Just a friendly reminder to lock all doors and remove valuables from your vehicle!

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registration theft

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we live up the road in the hillside part of medford and woke up at 3:30 am Tuesday night to our car alarm going off in our driveway. as somerville transplants, we generally leave the doors unlocked [preventing the smashed window, as discussed] but alarm on. my bf hunted the kids down [a lovely pair] and had some "words" with them, and i don't think it'll happen again.

we assumed they were looking for fancy electronics [we keep nothing in the car] but i came to find out the next morning they had taken the REGISTRATION from my glove box! annoying. i called the non-emergency police line the next morning to ask if they can do any real damage with it [creepy that they know my name and address, but it doesn't have my SSN so i couldn't think of any real harm...?]. mr cop said no and suggested i lock my doors, which made me feel like a tool. just a heads up that kids must target these for whatever reason, we had it happen a couple of years ago behind the armory on highland ave too.