Lock It or Lose It

'Tis the season for car break-ins, and Cheyenne police are reminding last-minute Christmas shoppers to "Lock It or Lose It."

In an effort to prevent property crime, Cheyenne police are launching a 10-day public awareness campaign reminding citizens to "Lock It or Lose It."

Farkas says the department has responded to 76 stolen vehicle reports in the past three months, a 45 percent increase from the same period last year.

A recent chase involving a stolen van has Cheyenne police, once again, reminding residents to lock their vehicles.

Officer David Inman says "almost every one" of the recent vehicle burglaries they've investigated have been the result of someone leaving their doors unlocked.

Cheyenne police are working to educate citizens on the importance of locking their vehicles.