If you're going to be visiting anyone in Walker County anytime soon, or if you live in Walker County make sure you lock your car when you leave it.

 THE WALKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A RASH OF "ENTERING AUTO" CASES IN NEIGHBORHOODS FROM ROSSVILLE TO LAFAYETTE.  MOST OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.  

CIRCLE IN ROCK SPRING HAD A COUPLE OF BREAK-INS, WITH AN EXPENSIVE LAPTOP AND BRIEFCASE TAKEN FROM ONE VEHICLE.   THERE WERE EIGHT CASES REPORTED IN THE MISSION GLEN SUBDIVISION NEAR ROSSVILLE.   AT SHADY COURT IN LAFAYETTE, A CAMERA AND CASH WERE TAKEN FROM A VEHICLE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT APPEARS THE CRIMINALS USED A SMALL FLAT-BLADE SCREWDRIVER TO PRY ON THE WINDOWS UNTIL THEY SHATTERED.  SOME OF THE VEHICLES WERE UNLOCKED, BUT WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED ANYWAY.

SHERIFF STEVE WILSON SAID THE DEPARTMENT IS MOUNTING INCREASED PATROLS… AND ASKING RESIDENTS TO CALL 9-1-1 IF THEY SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.