Police report slew of car break-ins
Jeremy Johnson
Issue date: 9/11/08 Section: Front Page
A recent wave of break-ins and burglaries in Pittsburg has left many students at a loss.
"They stole everything out of my car," Victoria Miller, sophomore in biology, said. "I had my bank and credit cards in there, and now I have to file a report to cancel the cards."
Maj. Brent Narges of the Pittsburg Police Department says that between Sept. 2 and 8, the department had received reports of 28 vehicle break-ins, at least 10 of which involved PSU students, in addition to several residential burglaries.
"The folks breaking into vehicles are probably looking for purses, wallets, valuables, anything obvious in plain view," Narges said. "So far, things that have been stolen are primarily purses, wallets, iPods, electronics, typical college student stuff."
Although the break-ins have been taking place all over town, many of them have been concentrated in a few areas. According to Jessica Pearson, sophomore in nursing, who lives on east Park Street, she and at least seven others had their cars broken into and their possessions stolen on Sunday, Sept. 7.
"We woke up to the cops knocking on the door," Pearson said. "The window of my car had been bashed in and my purse was stolen. At least four or five others had windows smashed in and purses stolen, but some of the cars had the doors pried open."
Pearson, however, was luckier than some of the victims.
"The police found our purses at the end of the block," she said. "Nothing had been taken. We think the person must have been looking for cash, because we just had credit cards and debit cards. It still cost me $200 to have my window fixed, though."
Not all of the cars were broken into on the streets where the break-ins took place, though. Monika Blodgett, sophomore in commercial graphics, had a close call.
"I was staying at a friend's house (on Park Street) and my car was parked in the street," Blodgett said. "I was woken up and talked to a cop. He said my driver's side window had been wiped off like someone had been trying to look inside."
"They stole everything out of my car," Victoria Miller, sophomore in biology, said. "I had my bank and credit cards in there, and now I have to file a report to cancel the cards."
Maj. Brent Narges of the Pittsburg Police Department says that between Sept. 2 and 8, the department had received reports of 28 vehicle break-ins, at least 10 of which involved PSU students, in addition to several residential burglaries.
"The folks breaking into vehicles are probably looking for purses, wallets, valuables, anything obvious in plain view," Narges said. "So far, things that have been stolen are primarily purses, wallets, iPods, electronics, typical college student stuff."
Although the break-ins have been taking place all over town, many of them have been concentrated in a few areas. According to Jessica Pearson, sophomore in nursing, who lives on east Park Street, she and at least seven others had their cars broken into and their possessions stolen on Sunday, Sept. 7.
"We woke up to the cops knocking on the door," Pearson said. "The window of my car had been bashed in and my purse was stolen. At least four or five others had windows smashed in and purses stolen, but some of the cars had the doors pried open."
Pearson, however, was luckier than some of the victims.
"The police found our purses at the end of the block," she said. "Nothing had been taken. We think the person must have been looking for cash, because we just had credit cards and debit cards. It still cost me $200 to have my window fixed, though."
Not all of the cars were broken into on the streets where the break-ins took place, though. Monika Blodgett, sophomore in commercial graphics, had a close call.
"I was staying at a friend's house (on Park Street) and my car was parked in the street," Blodgett said. "I was woken up and talked to a cop. He said my driver's side window had been wiped off like someone had been trying to look inside."
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