Police Investigating Rash of Car Breaks in West Newton Area

The Newton Police Department is investigating a string of motor vehicle break-ins that occurred overnight in the West Newton area. 

Officers responded to more than a dozen reports of car break-ins today, all of which appeared to have happened sometime overnight. A list of the locations includes:

• Fordham Road - (Two Reports)
  --Owner parked his Jeep Wrangler in the driveway around 7 p.m. Thursday and left the car unlocked.
  --Another resident also had her unlocked car broken into on this road overnight.

• North Gate Park - (Two reports)
  --One owner parked his Mercedes in his driveway around 1 a.m. Friday morning. Around 7 a.m., he noticed someone entered through an unlocked door.
  --Another owner parked her Subaru Outback in her driveway around 1 a.m. and at 7 a.m., she found someone had entered the car through an unlocked door. 

• Harding Street - (Three Reports) Three separate residents left vehicles unlocked overnight in their driveways. 

• Fairway Drive - (Two reports)
  --One owner parked his Jeep Wrangler in the driveway around 9:15 p.m. Thursday and left the car unlocked. 
  --Another owner parked his Yaris in his driveway around 11 p.m. Thursday and left the car unlocked.

• Taft Avenue - (Three reports) 
  --One owner parked her Subaru Outback in her driveway around 9 p.m. Thursday and left it unlocked. 
  --Owner left an unlocked Lexus sedan unlocked in the driveway overnight. 
  --Someone entered an unlocked car that was parked in the driveway overnight.

• Farwell Street - Someone used a crowbar to enter a black Honda that was parked in a lot off Farwell Street overnight.

• Hazelhurst Avenue - Someone entered a Chevy K1500 truck that was left unlocked and parked on the street overnight.

• Waltham Street - Someone entered an unlocked car that was parked in a driveway overnight.

Residents are reminded to lock vehicles and remove all valuables from the car.

Anyone having information on the breaks is urged to contact the Newton Police at 617-796-2100, or use the anonymous TIPS Line at 617-796-2121.