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September 3, 2010

Lock up vehicles, police urge

By Tom Davidson Herald Staff Writer

SOUTHWEST MERCER COUNTY — Residents should be alert for suspicious activity and keep their cars and homes locked in the wake of a recent rash of thefts from cars — some of which were left unlocked, Southwest Mercer County Regional Police Chief Riley Smoot said.

The most recent thefts were reported Wednesday in the Dogwood Lane, Oak Hill Drive and Kiwanis Road area of West Middlesex.

 

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