Several vehicle break-ins reported

— For years Pea Ridge was small enough that everyone knew their neighbors and left the doors of their homes and vehicles unlocked. But that is not a good practice anymore.

Friday morning, nearly a dozen residents of Battlefield View awoke to find that their vehicles had been entered overnight.

Many had items missing.

Only one was reported to have been locked, although there was no sign of forced of entry.

This isn’t the first time there have been several incidents reported in the same neighborhood. Inthe past year and a half, there have also been incidents reported in both the Givens and Standing Oaks subdivisions.

“It appears that during the night of Oct. 15 or early morning Oct.

16, numerous unlocked vehicles were gone through,” Police Chief Tim Ledbetter said.

“Residents should be aware that they should lock their vehicles and not leave valuables in their vehicles.”

Various items were reported missing including electronics such as an MP3 player, CD players, DVD players, phone chargers, a couple of GPS (global position systems) devices, keys,a compound bow, a rifle and fishing poles.

Police recommend that people record serial numbers of valuable items, especially electronics and guns.

Persons with information about the incidents, are asked to call the Pea Ridge Police Department at 451-8220.

Community, Pages 6 on 10/21/2009