POLICE are growing frustrated with people who leave valuables in their unlocked cars, with a recent spate of thefts leaving car owners red-faced.
Acting Officer in Charge for Noosa Heads police, Senior Sergeant Peter Feldman said there has been an increase in reports of people’s car’s being robbed.
“It’s the first week of the school holidays,” he said.
“We have more people in the region travelling through and it seems people are taking the opportunity when a car is left unlocked.”
Snr Sgt Feldman said most of the thefts reported involved cars that were not locked.
There has also been an increase in thefts from back patios and yards of canal homes, as well as from the front lawn and entry way of homes throughout Noosa.
“People are leaving things out overnight and people are just picking it up,” Snr Sgt Feldman said.
Police are urging people to remember to take their valuables from their cars, always lock the doors and make sure anything valuable is stored in a safe place overnight.
