Full Notification

As we continue to move forward into the New Year, Deputy Sam Cerda, Public Awareness Deputy for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft /BMV unit in conjunction with ABTPA sends a reminder to the citizens of Houston and Harris County.

Deputy Cerda especially wants to remind small business owners, car dealers and people that carry cash from place to place, that “Your Car Is Not a Safe”.

We continue to see large amounts of cash taken in Burglary of Motor Vehicles in Harris County. Predators are perched nearby, observing, as unsuspecting citizens are leaving banking institutions. We want to remind those who have to leave a bank with large amounts of cash to please place that obvious “White Envelope” in a pocket or out of plain view.

Criminals have honed their skills and have the patience to watch and follow you to your next destination, waiting for the opportunity to strike.

Cerda, stresses to residents that under no circumstances should you ever place that cash withdrawal in the center console or glove box.

These type of criminals anticipate this and will shatter a window or punch a lock in a matter of seconds to relieve you of your currency.

He goes on further to say, if you attend auctions, it may be possible to have a line of credit or transfer a certain amount of cash to a credit/debit card solely for that purchase.

“Make It Safe. It’s Not a Safe”