The next time Bair Chimittsyrenov loses his sunglasses, he may want to cross off “police car glove compartment” from the list of places to look.

The 25-year-old Jersey City man is facing burglary and theft charges after he was caught inside a marked Hoboken police cruiser at 5:51 p.m. Tuesday, Hoboken Lt. Edgardo Cruz said.

Sgt. Nicholas Burke parked and locked the car in the area of Fifth and Grand streets and left it for a short period of time, Cruz said.

When he returned, Burke found a man sitting in the driver side seat leaning over toward the passenger side. Although the vehicle was locked, there was a small crack in the window for ventilation and Chimittsyrenov must have squeezed his hand inside to open it, Cruz said.

Looking closer, Burke saw Chimittsyrenov rummaging through the glove compartment, Cruz said. Chimittsyrenov tried to explain to Burke that he was looking for his sunglasses, but he given a summons and released, Cruz said.