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[SoDu Crime Watch] Vehicle-related theft leads latest update

The Oct. 2-8 roundup includes 105 selected property and financial reports and arrest entries naming three people under our serious-charge screen. Which reports were closest to you?

Southpoint Access counted 105 property and financial incident reports in its coverage area from Oct. 2-8. The reports were tied to 87 address blocks.

That was 31 more reports than the 74 counted for Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Vehicle-related theft remained the largest category, with 35 reports, followed by 22 shoplifting reports.

The roundup also includes arrest entries naming three people whose charges met our serious-charge screen. Those arrest entries are listed separately and are not included in the 105-report total.

At a glance

Category	Sept. 25-Oct. 1	Oct. 2-8	Change
Vehicle-related theft	23	35	+12
Shoplifting	19	22	+3
Theft from a building	2	5	+3
Other larceny	9	7	-2
Vandalism	10	16	+6
Burglary	5	7	+2
Fraud and financial crimes	6	13	+7
Total incident reports	74	105	+31

The increase should not be read as proof that crime rose by the same amount. Reports can take several days to appear in the Police-to-Citizen portal, and they can be added or reclassified later.

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