Few crimes to report this week

Brentwood Police Department's Cpt. Jeff Hughes just sent the weekly crime wrapup. There's good news and bad.
First the good: It's been a quiet week in ol' Brentwood. The bad? Many of the crimes reported might have been prevented.

• On May 18, a wallet and its contents were reported stole from an unlocked locker at the Maryland Farms YMCA.
• Also on May 18, a woman's purse and wallet were stolen from her locked car at Civitan Park off Concord after someone broke out the passenger side window.
• On May 17, a pressure washer was reportedly stolen from a home on Post Oak Circle in McGavock Farms.

Among the crime prevention tips you'll find on the city's website are these:

• Most car burglars act on impulse. Keep your belongings with you or out of sight. Car floorboards, dashboards, and seats ARE NOT good places to leave items such as purses and wallets; laptop computer bags, briefcases, and backpacks; shopping bags and cell phones and MP3 players. According to Hughes and Officer Mark Wood, GPS devices have become one of the hottest targets. Remember: If you cannot take your items with you, hide them out of sight in your trunk or other concealable area.
• Leaving your keys anywhere in your vehicle is an invitation to a car burglar. Keep in mind that if you think you have a great hiding place for a spare key, a thief has probably thought of that hiding place as well.
• And remember that most car burglaries in Brentwood occur at people's homes. The police urge everyone to "Lock your car doors. Keep your valuables in the trunk or inside the house. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION even when your car is in the garage or your driveway. Lock your garage walk-in door and keep the garage bay door shut."

For more tips, visit www.brentwood-tn.org/index.aspx?page=479. If you see a crime being committed or need to report a non-emergency crime, please call the Brentwood Police Department at 371-0160. For emergencies, call 911.

Let's hope there's nothing to report from next week's crime log!