Rye police urge residents to lock cars after second vehicle theft in 2 weeks

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Oct 28, 2026
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AI GeneratedRye police are investigating a second vehicle theft in two weeks after a car was stolen early Tuesday morning because the keys were left inside. Authorities are warning residents to lock their doors, remove valuables, and never leave keys or fobs in their vehicles as thefts increase across Westchester County.
That's right. I mean, this is the second vehicle theft here
in the city of Ryan, Westchester County.
Within two weeks alone, Rye police say the vehicle was stolen early
Tuesday morning after the resident left the keys inside of the car.
The vehicle was then seen leaving the city around 345 a.m. Police
haven't said what kind of car it was or what it looked like.
To make sure this doesn't happen to you, police urge you to always lock
your vehicle's doors and never leave keys or key fobs inside.
You should also remove
any valuables from your car whenever you're not driving.
This incident also comes after a man was
arrested when surveillance video allegedly showed him breaking
into a car and targeting several
others nearby in Mamaroneck.
So it is going, it is a little bit of a common occurrence within the
past couple of weeks throughout this part
of Westchester County specifically. So if you see
anything suspicious happening nearby your car
or just in your neighborhood in general, you're urged
contact your local police department
in Rye, Westchester County, Katerina Valalis, News 12.
