Residents in Dearborn don't question their safety and they leave their cars and windows unlocked, leading to unnecessary vulnerability, police say.

"There is an expectation of safety in our community and an expectation of privacy," he said. "It lends to (people) making a bad decision and leaving their cars unlocked with valuables and weapons (inside)."

On June 4, Dearborn police responded to a call for shots being fired in a family home.

When they arrived, they arrested Ahmad Ayoub, 24, who is accused of committing assault with intent to murder using a gun that previously was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

"Once a week we get a report on a gun being stolen out of a car," said Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad at a news conference. "It is way too common."

People are walking the streets at night and checking car handles, Haddad said.

In another incident on June 10, police responded to a home invasion during which an unknown male confronted the homeowner after entering the house through the back window.

Haddad and other officials stressed that the best way to prevent crime is to use common sense and lock doors and windows.

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