Car burglaries increase in residential areas - Deputies ask residents to lock cars, keep valuables out of sight

An increase in car thefts around town has Fallbrook deputies asking residents to lock their cars and keep valuables inside them out of sight.

According to Sheriff’s detective Jeff Lauhon, two car burglaries that have occurred in the past two weeks have resulted in the loss of military equipment.

“Items stolen include M-16s, flak jackets and helmets,” said Lauhon. “It’s typical summer thefts. Some burglaries are the result of gangsters, others are from dopers, and the rest are from out-of-towners.”

Lauhon stated that some juveniles have already been arrested in connection with some of the burgl...