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The overwhelming majority of auto burglaries committed in Las Cruces are considered crimes of opportunity and occur when valuables are left in plain sight, and vehicles parked unattended and unlocked.
Most auto burglary perpetrators simply cruise neighborhoods or large parking lots peering through windows for items of value and checking for unlocked vehicles. Once inside a vehicle, a perpetrator needs only seconds to rummage through and steal valuables.
The Las Cruces Police Department recommends: