Seven cars were reportedly broken into sometime between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning on both West 14th and North Monroe Streets.
The officer found seven cars with open doors and gloveboxes, said Bloomington Police Department Capt. Ryan Pedigo. Some victims had multiple cars targeted, and Pedigo said he believed all the cars had been left unlocked.
Pedigo said an officer was dispatched around 6:45 a.m. to West 14th Street to investigate a car break-in.
The victim told police she got into her car around 6 a.m. and noticed her passenger door was open and her glove box had been rummaged through. She said loose change and a $20 bill were stolen from the car.
Pedigo said the officer noticed additional car doors ajar in the area after leaving the first victim’s home.
It’s important to remind people to lock their car doors because people who break into cars often walk through a neighborhood and check for unlocked car doors, Pedigo said.
