The South End Students must take more precautions when parking their cars, said Sgt. David Scott Wayne State University's Department of Public Safety.
Thieves go to places where concentrations of cars are the highest.
Scott listed airports, shopping malls, apartment complexes and commuter schools such as WSU, as prime targets for car thieves. However, Scott said there plenty of ways to discourage a thief from breaking into your car, and the most effective ways are the simplest. First, he said, make use of any theft deterrents that you have, such as an alarm or steering wheel lock, and never leave your car running while unattended. Second, keep your car in an area with a lot of traffic. Two areas of campus are known for a high number of car break-ins, and both lack a high volume of pedestrian and car traffic.