Lock your car, hide your phone

Here in Montara, and across the coastside, a lot of us don’t think to lock our cars. Several of my neighbors have had phones and other things stolen from their cars this month. Once you start talking to people about thefts, you begin to hear more stories, so this is not statistically significant. But several long-time Montarans have told me that they’re hearing more about opportunistic crimes.

I emailed Lt. John Quinlan at Sheriff’s office and he said he wasn’t aware of a wave a thefts from cars, but a lot of this stuff goes unreported. He says most of the thefts are from cars parked at the beaches, but recommends keeping your car locked and your valuables out of sight. Clearly this advice applies beyond Montara.