ORLANDO, Fla. — People at the Yard at Ivanhoe said they don’t feel safe parking their cars at their own homes after dozens of car break-ins.
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“It’s been an issue for years, and something needs to be done,” said Julian Clarkson.
Clarkson said when he walked outside his apartment Saturday morning, one of the first things he saw was car after car with driver’s seat and passenger windows bashed in.
Clarkson said, while he was lucky enough not to be a victim this time, he counted about 20 people that were.
Most of it was just vandalism but Clarkson said he spoke to some of his neighbors who say the crooks took their wallets, money, social security card and parking decal.
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“There have been police reports filed, but at the same time, there are no cameras or no working doors or no working gates,” said Clarkson.
Lucas Salazar said his car was also broken into inside the garage just a few months ago. Police never caught whoever was responsible.
“Honestly, it’s been a pretty consistent problem as far as security,” said Salazar. “This though, this is this is unprecedented.”
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“Obviously, crime doesn’t know zip code. At the same time there are measures that can be taken that are honestly not being taken and should have been taken a long time ago,” said Clarkson.
Eyewitness News reached out to Orlando Police asking the number of cars that have been broken into in all and how many times it’s happened in the past. We’re still waiting to hear back.
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Our team is also awaiting a response from the management company at the Yard at Ivanhoe for a response on these concerns.
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