Law enforcement in Forrest, Lamar counties dealing with a spike in car burglaries
Law enforcement in Forrest, Lamar counties dealing with a spike in car burglaries
By Melissa Rademaker | January 15, 2021 at 7:53 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 8:52 PM
FORREST COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - In Forrest County, the sheriff’s department is looking for at least one suspect caught on camera stealing guns from unlocked cars.
Sheriff Charlie Sims said car burglaries are a big problem right now, and he’s investigating seven since the start of the year.
“That’s just outside the corporate limits. You know, unfortunately, of the seven in the past two weeks, none of the vehicles were locked. They were all unlocked, so that makes it very easy for an individual to commit that crime,” said Sims.