| Police Say Protect Your Valuables |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Tuesday, 05 July 2005 | |
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Commentary By Larry S. Moore, OFCC Senate District 10 Coordinator: WHIO TV, Dayton, is reporting the theft of a wallet left in plain view in a car at a Greene County Park location. The Ohio CHL holders will certainly recognize the plain view as one of the methods for storing our handguns in a vehicle: in a case that is in plain view. The WHIO report includes some fascinating information such as, "Investigators said the thieves used a credit card before the owners of the vehicle realized that the card was missing. Police said the people who owned the vehicle had gone canoeing for three hours. Officers said when they returned, it had been two hours since the credit card had been used. Park Ranger Brady Smith said it only took the thieves 15 minutes to use the stolen credit card." That is certainly quick work for the thieves. Greene County Parks are not posted except for any buildings as required by state law. Leaving valuables, such as a handgun, in plain view is not wise. Choose carefully how your handgun is stored when forced to leave it in a vehicle. |