ALBUQUERQUE RANKS 2ND IN THE NATION FOR AUTO THEFTS … AND CHANNEL 13 REPORTS THE UPTOWN AREA HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF CAR THEFTS. IT SAYS THERE WERE 53 REPORTED STOLEN VEHICLES THERE JUST IN THE PAST MONTH. THERE WERE 91 VEHICLES REPORTED STOLEN ON ALBUQUERQUE’S UPPER EAST SIDE, WHICH SPANS AN AREA FROM WYOMING TO TRAMWAY ON THE NORTH AND EAST BORDERS.
OTHER AREAS WHERE A HIGH NUMBER OF CARS AND TRUCKS WERE STOLEN INCLUDE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS LIKE THE EMBASSY SUITES ON LOMAS NEAR I-25 … CORONADO CENTER … AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL.
THERE’S ALWAYS A SPIKE IN CAR THEFTS DURING THE WINTER WHEN ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS LEAVE THEIR CAR WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY … UNLOCKED AND UNATTENDED.
