Original Blog Entry: Camera On As Thief Breaks Into News Van

truesee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:41:29 GMT

Would-Be Thief Hits KCRA 3 Vehicle

Holiday Shoppers Warned To Hide Goods In Cars

POSTED: 5:24 pm PST December 1, 2009

UPDATED: 11:30 am PST December 2, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --

LINK TO VIDEO

http://www.wbaltv.com/money/21798648/detail.html

The holidays are a good reminder for people -- even those who cover the news -- to watch their belongings closely.

Someone broke into an unmarked KCRA 3 news vehicle Tuesday that was parked outside a Best Buy store in Sacramento's Natomas neighborhood.

A camera inside the vehicle recorded what happened.

Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong watched the video and said these types of break-ins are common and can happen to anyone.

That was only a couple seconds, so that's how quickly something can be stolen, Leong said. In this case, fortunately, you guys bolt down your cameras.

Police are warning shoppers to keep their goods out of sight when storing them in vehicles during the holiday season.

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