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Following Montville break-ins, police urge people to lock cars, hide valuables

May 31, 2018 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 31, 2018 9:06 pm

After two pocketbooks were stolen from two vehicles in a Montville parking lot, state troopers are urging people to lock their vehicles, hide their valuables and take their keys.

Police responded to Wide World of Indoor Sports, a 2 Sachatello Drive in Oakdale, about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday after getting reports of vehicle break-ins, according to a news release from state police.

Officers responded and found that, in both cases, the pocketbooks were left in plain sight. One of the vehicles was unlocked, and the other had a smashed window.

Anyone with information on the vehicle break-ins is asked to contact the Montville Police Department at (860) 848-7510, ext. 104.

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