For Your Protection: Keeping your car safe

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2013 11:03 am | WTXL.Com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — A busy parking lot is often times an attractive location for a thief to steal items from a car.

Officer David Northway says as surprising as it may sound, often times they find car owners are actually helping thieves steal by leaving car doors unlocked.

Northway says drivers should:

ALWAYS lock your car doors.

NEVER leave your car running.

ALWAYS keep your valuables out of site.

Watch the video below to see more ways to prevent becoming the victim of a thief.

Watch “For Your Protection”, Thursdays on WTXL ABC27 News at 5:30 p.m. For more safety tips you can also view Tallahassee Police Department’s Facebook and YouTube pages.