Police encourage residents to lock doors

Vestavia Hills officials are encouraging residents to remember to lock their vehicle doors and hide valuables following a string of 21 car break-ins.

Chief of Police Dan Rary discussed the break-ins at the regular City Council meeting June 10.

He said the evening of June 6 through the morning of June 7, residents reported valuables were removed from 20 unlocked cars and one vehicle was stolen. All incidents occurred in the same area, the neighborhood behind City Hall near the Vestavia Country Club.

Rary said police apprehended suspects in the case, who allegedly drove to Vestavia Hills from Fultondale in a stolen car.

“I don’t know what else we can do except go door-to-door,” Mayor Alberto Zaragoza said. “Lock your car, tell your neighbors and lock your doors.”