A Jeffersontown man said his Jeep and three guns were stolen out of his driveway Friday night.Mike Manley said he didn't notice until 4:30 a.m., when he began getting alerts that his credit cards were being used. That's when he remembered he left his wallet in his Jeep. When he looked in his driveway on Big Tree Way, the Jeep was gone. "I turned in serial numbers right away, just in case they try to use it and sell them," Manley said. "It's a little stressful. You don't want somebody to use something and you be responsible for somebody getting hurt with your guns."Jeffersontown police said the Jeep was found in Louisville, but Manley doesn't know yet if the guns are still inside. Police have been warning people to lock their car doors and take their guns inside because of a recent rash of break-ins. The Louisville Metro Police Department said 95 guns have been stolen out of vehicles in the last 40 days—87 of those cars were unlocked.The spike represents a 38% increase over this time in 2018. So far this year, 366 guns have been taken out of vehicles, most of which were unlocked.

A Jeffersontown man said his Jeep and three guns were stolen out of his driveway Friday night.



Mike Manley said he didn't notice until 4:30 a.m., when he began getting alerts that his credit cards were being used.

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That's when he remembered he left his wallet in his Jeep.

When he looked in his driveway on Big Tree Way, the Jeep was gone.

"I turned in serial numbers right away, just in case they try to use it and sell them," Manley said. "It's a little stressful. You don't want somebody to use something and you be responsible for somebody getting hurt with your guns."

Jeffersontown police said the Jeep was found in Louisville, but Manley doesn't know yet if the guns are still inside.

Police have been warning people to lock their car doors and take their guns inside because of a recent rash of break-ins.

The Louisville Metro Police Department said 95 guns have been stolen out of vehicles in the last 40 days—87 of those cars were unlocked.

The spike represents a 38% increase over this time in 2018. So far this year, 366 guns have been taken out of vehicles, most of which were unlocked.