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Parking Lots Targetted: 100 Vehicles Broken Into In One Night
Over 100 vehicles, parked in business parking lots and condominium complexes, were broken into over the course of one night.
The cars, all parked along Kitts Lane between the Berlin Turnpike and Griswoldville Avenue in Newington, had their windows broken and items stolen from within on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 8.
"We all came outside, it was about twenty of us, and our cars were broke into and rummaged through," Al Fraczek of Newington told Eyewitness News 3.
Newington police are still investigating the incident, they said, but did not release any information about potential susp…
Police ID Hotspots For Car Break-Ins, Thefts
Car break-ins have gone up 50 percent in Worcester compared to this same time last year, according to police.
Last September, 217 vehicles were reportedly broken into in Worcester, police said.
In the previous year, September 2019, there had been 73 fewer car break-ins, police said, with 144 thefts reported.
Thefts have been concentrated in a few areas, creating hotspots in the city, Worcester Police said.
The city's car-crime hotspots include the Highland Street area and around St. Vincent’s Hospital. An emerging hotspot is developing in the Main South neighborhood, police said…
