THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS REPORTING AN INCREASE IN AUTO THEFTS. OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB-TV, REPORTS THERE WERE 32 CAR THEFTS IN 2014 … INCREASING TO 86 IN 2015 … THEN JUMPING TO 137 LAST YEAR.
NOW CAMPUS POLICE SAY THEY’VE INCREASED PATROLS AND INTEND TO INSTALL CAMERAS IN PARKING LOTS AND PARKING STRUCTURES AT UNM. THEY SAY IT’S DIFFICULT TO CATCH CAR THIEVES ON CAMPUS BECAUSE OF ALL THE STUDENTS. AND THERE’S NOT ONE AREA OF CAMPUS THAT HAS MORE VEHICLES STOLEN THAN ANOTHER.
CAR THEFTS HAVE INCREASED CITY-WIDE, OCCURRING IN HOTEL PARKING LOTS, HOSPITALS, AT HOMES AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
