IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE LAKE OR THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, LOCK UP YOUR HOME AND VEHICLES … AND GET SOMEONE YOU TRUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM. DAN TRUJILLO WITH THE LAS CRUCES POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS TREAT YOUR TRAVEL TRAILER THE SAME WAY. HE SAYS THIEVES WILL TAKE A GRILL OR COOLER JUST AS QUICKLY AS ANYTHING ELSE.
WARMER WEATHER MEANS SWAMP COOLERS ARE ON, AND WINDOWS ARE CRACKED OPEN. TRUJILLO SAYS MANY PEOPLE FORGET TO CLOSE AND LOCK THOSE WINDOWS WHEN THEY MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO THE STORE. THEY ALSO LEAVE CAR WINDOWS DOWN WHEN THEY RUN INTO THE STORE. IT TAKES SECONDS FOR SOMEONE TO SNATCH A CELL PHONE AND OTHER VALUABLES FROM AN UNLOCKED CAR.
