‘People are coming into the village to steal’: Oregon PD warns residents to lock cars, homes

Tabatha Wethal by Tabatha Wethal

Recent incidents in a Dane County community have led police to warning residents to secure their property.

The village of Oregon Police Department posted an image Thursday of a young male trying to enter cars in the 700 block of Dunn Avenue on Sunday.

Police said a night shift sergeant spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area and tried to stop it. The vehicle fled at a high speed out of the village.

According to the report, the vehicle was stolen out of Madison.

The police department said every night, Oregon officers are contacting people to let them know their garage doors are open.

“People are coming into the village to steal from you!!” the police department said in a Facebook post. “Please do your part and make it more difficult for them. Lock your cars and secure your houses!”

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