The FBI reports that a vehicle is stolen about every 46 seconds in America. And don't think that means flashy cars: the Honda is the most stolen vehicle across the country.
While these cars are sometimes forcibly broken into, there are Americans who make it quite simple for thieves to get their hands on their vehicle.
The reason? They walk away from their cars without locking them. In other words, a thief simply has to open the door and jump into the car, making it fairly easy to go unnoticed by passersby.
In turn, the Lakeland Police Department in Florida is trying to raise awareness for this avoidable mistake. While we are more used to police departments raising awareness for other more common problems — who could forget the Ohio sheriff who danced to prevent drinking and driving? — it's just as great to see them bring attention to these lesser spoken about issues.
In the Fox 13 news clip below, Sgt. Gary B. Gross is seen stopping residents to see whether or not their cars are locked and awarding them with movie tickets if they are. Of course they didn't see his question coming.
"A majority of our cars, last year in Lakeland that were broken into were left unlocked," he explains.
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