San Francisco Car Owners Are Leaving Their Trunks Open to Show It’s Empty and Avoid Break-Ins

SIERRA We see the ░░░░░░░░ of car break ins ░░░░░░░░ too often Window smashed ░░░░░░░░ shattered but now some ░░░░░░░░ are getting so fed ░░░░░░░░ they re leaving their ░░░░░░░░ open hoping that will ░░░░░░░░ least spare them the ░░░░░░░░ bill to get it ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Call it the ░░░░░░░░ of parking in the ░░░░░░░░ Area bracing for a ░░░░░░░░ in UNKNOWN Everything is ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER People here at ░░░░░░░░ try to be persuasive ░░░░░░░░ please use the door ░░░░░░░░ just flat out beg ░░░░░░░░ don t break the ░░░░░░░░ Nothing inside Yet it ░░░░░░░░ happens Sadly even while ░░░░░░░░ re driving just waiting ░░░░░░░░ the light to turn ░░░░░░░░ This smash and grab ░░░░░░░░ two weeks ago in ░░░░░░░░ but now it s ░░░░░░░░ to this Trunks left ░░░░░░░░ in broad daylight in ░░░░░░░░ A witness writing Imagine ░░░░░░░░ to clean out your ░░░░░░░░ and leaving it open ░░░░░░░░ so people won t ░░░░░░░░ your windows LINDSEY It ░░░░░░░░ t really surprise me ░░░░░░░░ Oakland s deputy interim ░░░░░░░░ chief Drennon Lindsey says ░░░░░░░░ s the first she ░░░░░░░░ heard of it but ░░░░░░░░ s happening in San ░░░░░░░░ too TOM Wow we ░░░░░░░░ in different time That ░░░░░░░░ unbelievable REPORTER Former SFPD ░░░░░░░░ chief Garret Tom says ░░░░░░░░ his close to 40 ░░░░░░░░ on the force he ░░░░░░░░ never seen people resort ░░░░░░░░ this calling it an ░░░░░░░░ for a disaster TOM ░░░░░░░░ can steal batteries they ░░░░░░░░ go into your glove ░░░░░░░░ find out where you ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER I noticed the ░░░░░░░░ aren t all the ░░░░░░░░ down So it still ░░░░░░░░ the risk TOM Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean if they leave ░░░░░░░░ trunk open some car ░░░░░░░░ on what kind of ░░░░░░░░ you have you still ░░░░░░░░ get inside to the ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER The San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ Department has reported a ░░░░░░░░ percent increase in car ░░░░░░░░ ins paired with a ░░░░░░░░ percent increase in auto ░░░░░░░░ Same story in Oakland ░░░░░░░░ far this year OPD ░░░░░░░░ reporting a 27 percent ░░░░░░░░ in both crimes.”