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Originally Posted by PASSMORE  I disagree. It is an ideal location to burglarize a vehicle, especially along Jackson or in the parking lot. Minimal observation yet, a person in the lot is not enough to arose suspicion. Lots of unlocked cars make it even easier.
In a prior life I did physical security consulting. Church and school parking lots are ideal for burglary. Most have no surveillance and have determined times where there is little traffic traffic in the lot while car owners are focused on other matter. In addition to this, consider yourself at CRES, you are likely preoccupied w/dropping little Johhny or SuzyQ off or dashing in to drop off their forgotten lunch while leaving your vehicle running and purse/etc easily available. Prime targets of opportunity...
Good reminder though, I am guilty of the above myself... |
You are absolutely correct Michael...crimes of opportunity are the easiest targets. In Rancho Cordova, they are having a rash of theives stealing catalic converters off of cars...they caught one guy with 16 of them in the back of his pickup truck....It takes only a few minutes to get them off the cars, from what I hear.......certainly when a mom is dropping a child off at school it is easy to forget to lock the car...they perhaps should have the custodian check outside the front doors of the school more often...and maybe some cameras outside??