Battery Park neighborhood in Cleveland sees spike in car break-ins

The Battery Park neighborhood on the west side of Cleveland saw a spike in car break-ins this month, and one resident whose car was stolen hopes it leads to changes that will protect vehicles and valuables.
Days after the incidents which hit the Battery Park Lofts, there are no visible signs that several cars were broken into - only an empty parking space in the outdoor lot where Jonathon Bogden paid $50 a month to park his newer Mazda.
"If you get a call from police asking you where your car is, chances are you probably don't know where it is," Bogden said.
Early last Monday, the son of a 3News employee learned a group of what appeared to be young criminals broke into several cars. It wasn't until he got the call from police that he realized he had forgotten to lock his car the night before.
What he didn't know at the time was this: Since it was a car he had recently bought, there was a spare key left inside the glove box.
"Not blameless at all," Bogden said. "I gave them all that they needed to get away with the car, for sure."
Police found his car abandoned only hours later, but according to Bogden, several more cars at the same lot were broken into in the coming days.
Matt Rascon reports: www.wkyc.com/a... --
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