GREENE COUNTY — In just two days, a half dozen cars were broken into on one street.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office received reports of cars being broken into early Wednesday morning.
Deputies found a total of five cars that were hit near the intersection of Old Us 35 and US 734 in Jamestown.
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Dani Law, of Jamestown, said she shared what happened on their community Facebook group.
“It definitely makes you more suspicious of people who are walking around late at night, and that’s not a good thing,” she said.
Law said she will report anything suspicious to authorities now.
“A lot of people use our alley to cut through like the main roads. So, you know, now it just makes you more suspicious of who that is,” Law said.
Greene County Sheriff Scott Anger shared surveillance video with News Center 7 of a potential suspect.
It shows someone walking around cars in a driveway, using a flashlight to look inside.
Another neighbor shared security footage, which shows a similar scene.
Law said she hates that it’s happening in her neighborhood.
“I work out of my car, so I have my equipment in there. It definitely makes me more worried,” she said.
Sheriff Anger said each report had similarities.
“Ransacked, and they didn’t know anything was missing... some property, money, and sometimes other items, weapons,” Anger said.
He’s encouraging everyone to lock their cars and remove their valuable items.
“These vehicles were not locked at the time, so they were ransacked. So, this is not an uncommon occurrence, but in that area, at that time of night, that is unusual for our county,” Anger said.
Law said she hopes the person responsible gets caught.
“It’s definitely probably changed a lot of people long term now, like, even if they’re caught, that’s just something people are gonna be worried about,” she said.
News Center is working to learn if deputies have made an arrest in this investigation.
We will continue to follow this story.
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