IT’S ALMOST A SURE THING THIS KIND OF CRIME IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT’S THE WARM-UP DRIVE OFF. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY GET THE MESSAGE OUT EACH YEAR: DON’T START YOUR CAR IN THE MORNING TO WARM IT UP, THEN LEAVE IT UNATTENDED. HE SAYS LOTS OF DUKE CITY RESIDENTS DON’T SEEM TO BE GETTING THE MESSAGE. THEY’VE HAD NEARLY 200 WARMUPS SINCE THE START OF JANUARY.
DROBIK SAYS YOU RISK GETTING YOUR VEHICLE BACK DAMAGED OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN A CRIME. AND HE HAS ONE FINAL THOUGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ISSUE: YOU’LL GET COAL IN YOUR CHRISTMAS STOCKING IF YOU LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE UNATTENDED WHILE IT WARMS UP. DON’T DO IT.
